کلمات کلیدی مربوط به کتاب دولتمرد ورزشی: نواک جوکوویچ و ظهور صربستان: کتابخانه، زندگی افراد مشهور، ورزشکاران، مربیان
در صورت تبدیل فایل کتاب The Sporting Statesman: Novak Djokovic And The Rise Of Serbia به فرمت های PDF، EPUB، AZW3، MOBI و یا DJVU می توانید به پشتیبان اطلاع دهید تا فایل مورد نظر را تبدیل نمایند.
توجه داشته باشید کتاب دولتمرد ورزشی: نواک جوکوویچ و ظهور صربستان نسخه زبان اصلی می باشد و کتاب ترجمه شده به فارسی نمی باشد. وبسایت اینترنشنال لایبرری ارائه دهنده کتاب های زبان اصلی می باشد و هیچ گونه کتاب ترجمه شده یا نوشته شده به فارسی را ارائه نمی دهد.
London: John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2014. — 200 p. — ISBN:
9781782197706
Novak Djokovic is probably the
greatest living, competing, male tennis pro in the world today
but it was something of an uneasy road that brought him to his
position of victory and fame. Born in a typical—humble,
even—Serbian family while Serbia was still under the Yugoslav
yoke of communism, Djokovic rose to become a great player in
his sport and along with that fame also became one of the
greatest public figures on the world stage to represent Serbia.
British journalist Chris Bowers has written a rather unique
biography of Djokovic, a biography not only of the man himself
and his ample contributions to tennis and pro sports, but also
a story of Serbia as a nation, of the growth of the man, the
athlete, yes, but also the evolution of his homeland. Bowers
does not simply toss in some Serbian history to fill the early
chapters concerning Djokovic’s boyhood or to balance out the
focus on tennis but actually offers a rare and complex view of
Serbia in modern times via the personal portrait of one man’s
coming of age and professional career. There is enough about
Serbia in this book, indeed, to intrigue readers such as myself
who are not huge fans or great experts on tennis (though a
sports writer and mad about football [soccer] and many other
sports, tennis has also been a weak spot of mine, though this
book certainly has perked my interest in tennis, as well). The
author, Chris Bowers has written about tennis before but is
also no stranger to the political world, having penned the
leading biography of British statesman Nick Clegg. Bowers’
adroit expertise in both the arenas of sporting and political
history is apparent in the pages of his book on Djokovic, as he
weaves together Djokovic’s personal story and the vaster one of
Serbia. Djokovic is an interesting fellow himself, a confident
but often introspective and even surprisingly quiet man who
struggled to obtain the level of focus he needed to rise to the
very top of his sport for years, despite having the obvious
talent and drive to do so. Djokovic also has suffered injuries
and health issues including his now well-known dietary problems
with glutens which were finally identified and corrected by a
Serbian doctor who was also a fan of the tennis star. There is
something very inspiring about Djokovic; too many footballers
and other sports stars seem to walk an easy line from boyhood
into their great accomplishments as adults and their
biographies read simply as a list of matches won and a few
random life events such as marriage or a stint in the army to
diversify the sports-centric tale. Not so with Djokovic, a man
who faced a variety of struggles which directly affected his
ability to play tennis at the ultra-high level he desired.
Moreover, as Djokovic became more and more well-known, he also
realized that he was becoming the face of his nation on not
only the tennis court but the international stage. Of all
Serbs, he was one many people throughout Europe could recognize
and had very high opinions of—in short, he was accomplishing
what we always hear and hope to see happen with sport: the
spirit of peace being forged in friendly athletics no matter
the strife encountered between nations in politics. Bowers
examines how Djokovic’s experience growing up in Yugoslavia and
the transformations of polity he felt via the fall of communism
and the establishment of the Serbian state formed him as a man
and how his outlook on travel, sport, and diplomacy evolved due
to coming of age in a nation that, though small in geography,
was at the fulcrum of world events. Djokovic, Bowers notes, as
his tennis career moved forward to the point it would
eventually place him on the world stage, started to pay
especial attention to politics and the relationships people
believe nations to have with other nations. The prospect of
war—not just in the Balkans but all of Europe and beyond—was
something Djokovic understood on more than just a theoretical
level. Djokovic’s tennis career is not neglected here though,
so tennis fans need not to worry they’ll pick up a book on
their hero only to find it to concern world affairs instead.
The core question though for Bowers it seems is this: How did
Djokovic—in a nation known for tennis but with ample
competition as well as ample opportunities for
advancement—become the great athlete he is today? What,
moreover, makes the difference between being a seriously good
athlete and an exceptional one not only able to make a
professional career out of his sport but to become one of the
best people within the professional ranks? Is it talent, drive,
early experiences with the right coaches, luck or something
else? What makes an athlete become truly outstanding? How do
you reach the next level? As an athlete myself these are
questions I’ve always hoped every biography of a pro athlete
would answer for me, at least to some extent, and few have been
able to even come close. Bowers does a far better job in this
regard than most, however. You really get a fine sense of how
Djokovic mentally prepared himself as he became a better player
to reach even further into himself and find the ability to
become a truly great one. Much of this was overcoming the
innate feeling that he could only be so good, could only go so
far—feelings most athletes even at the pro level encounter and
that can mitigate their careers and personal bests markedly.
When Djokovic encountered gastrointestinal troubles related to
what would finally be discerned to be gluten allergy, he
realized his level of play was slipping and he would first have
to restore his health to full capacity at all times before he
could assure himself of his continued ability on the tennis
court. That type of struggle is very typical to athletes at all
levels and all sports but seldom reported in the clarity and
detail that Djokovic has allowed in the media and that Bowers
furnishes here. In all, this is as good a biography of a man
who is, at only age twenty-seven, still very much in the
process of life—who is still active in his career and not
looking back as would a long-retired actor or statesmen—as we
could hope to have. Bowers’ writing is engaging and really
shows us what Djokovic has experienced and how became the great
tennis star he is today. The writing is clear, crisp, and
engrossing and the passages about Serbia bring to life a key
period of the nation’s recent history.
CONTENTS
Dedication
Introduction and Acknowledgements
An Ethnic Mix
Who are the Serbs
Nole and Jeca
The Emergence of Serbia from the Yugoslav Wars
Toughened by NATO's Bombs
Fathers and Sons
The Mania Begins
Modern-Day Serbia
In Sickness and in Health
The Champion Must Come From Within
The Role of Sport in Serbia
"This is What I'm Born For"
A "Giving" Person
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Plates