Little Pancho the life of tennis legend Pancho Segura /
Born into a poor family in Ecuador, Pancho Segura was an undersized and undernourished kid working as a ball boy at an exclusive tennis club when he first picked up a racket. Little Pancho is the story of how this improbable athlete, with his bandy legs, infectious smile, and unorthodox two-handed s...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
c2009.
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | Born into a poor family in Ecuador, Pancho Segura was an undersized and undernourished kid working as a ball boy at an exclusive tennis club when he first picked up a racket. Little Pancho is the story of how this improbable athlete, with his bandy legs, infectious smile, and unorthodox two-handed style of play, became one of the greatest and most beloved tennis players of all time. During his twenty years in pro tennis, general audiences appreciated his spirit as a master entertainer, while tennis fans adored him. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 210 p., [44] p. of plates) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803224674 (electronic bk.) 0803224672 (electronic bk.) |