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At first glance, this little drop-shot of a book would seem superfluous: both McEnroe and his antics have been covered to an excessive degree. But as the title suggests, the author has something more existential on his mind: to explore that peculiar interaction between social (read: British) mores and one of professional sports' original bad boys. Adams, literary editor of London's Observer, uses the legend's celebrated Wimbledon matches as a departure point for headier subjects. Everything from an artful interpretation of a Grand Slam tennis tournament (TV's first reality show) to the politics of branding gets crammed into this deceptively slight (if chaotically structured) volume. Adams is as adept at following a match's taut drama as he is at understanding its larger import. McEnroe was the first Nike branding child not in spite of but because of his petulance, Adams argues with silky eloquence, which made it especially ironic when the star began feeling "locked" in by that personality. Occasionally, as when Adams compares McEnroe's career to famous modern novels, the attempt at cultural meaning can feel like a reach, but mostly the book is a perfect meditation not only on the modern celebrity athlete but on the complicated expectations we have of them. (On sale Apr. 5)
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“On Being John McEnroe is great . . . it’s witty and smart, and has ideas about sport that don’t strain for significance . . . My favorite McEnroe tirade, one I hadn’t heard before: ‘I’m so disgusting you shouldn’t watch. Everybody leave!’” —Nick Hornby
“Full of pleasures. Adams writes beautifully, is strong on social context, and is sensible about psychological theorizing. Best of all, he does a fine job in re-creating those wonderful encounters between Mac and Borg, Mac and the umpires, Mac and the All-England Club establishment, Mac and the world.” —The Sunday Times
“We got the official version of the life . . . from [You Cannot Be Serious,] McEnroe’s punchy, if coy in places, autobiography. Now here’s the theory—nine deft chapters and an epilogue in which Adams reflects on the nature of the fires flickering and flaring in McEnroe and the ways in which he defined and embodied his time.” —The Daily Telegraph
“A brilliantly insightful essay about a tormented genius who found in tennis an expressionist art form.” —The Independent
“[On Being John McEnroe is] terrific. On one level, it’s about the author’s fascination with a tennis player. But it’s much more than this; it’s a book about how the world has changed in our lifetime. . . . This is a wonderful essay on individuality, as well as a cracking book about tennis.” —The New Statesman
“Full of pleasures. Adams writes beautifully, is strong on social context, and is sensible about psychological theorizing. Best of all, he does a fine job in re-creating those wonderful encounters between Mac and Borg, Mac and the umpires, Mac and the All-England Club establishment, Mac and the world.” —The Sunday Times
“We got the official version of the life . . . from [You Cannot Be Serious,] McEnroe’s punchy, if coy in places, autobiography. Now here’s the theory—nine deft chapters and an epilogue in which Adams reflects on the nature of the fires flickering and flaring in McEnroe and the ways in which he defined and embodied his time.” —The Daily Telegraph
“A brilliantly insightful essay about a tormented genius who found in tennis an expressionist art form.” —The Independent
“[On Being John McEnroe is] terrific. On one level, it’s about the author’s fascination with a tennis player. But it’s much more than this; it’s a book about how the world has changed in our lifetime. . . . This is a wonderful essay on individuality, as well as a cracking book about tennis.” —The New Statesman
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