Serena Williams

Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine

AvMerlisa Lawrence Corbett

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Record-breaking, trend-setting, polarizing, and controversial, Serena Williams often sparks conversation and debate. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has a team, an entourage, celebrity groupies, and a band of fans who call themselves “Serena’s army.” When not winning titles, Williams finds time to run her own fashion line, endorse luxury and financial brands, and fund schools for girls in Africa and Jamaica. Serena Williams transcends sports.More than a biography, Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend, and Cultural Heroine not only tells the story of her upbringing and remarkable career but also looks at Williams as a sports pioneer. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett explores Williams’ influence on cultural and political issues such as body shaming, gender equality, and racism in sports and society. Corbett also analyzes Williams’ impact on discussions of feminism, the sports celebrity, and the marketing of female athletes. Williams is one of the most intriguing and influential figures in sports, and this book is the first to provide a fully-rounded portrait of a tennis icon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-02-15
Mått:162 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:435 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781538109663

Utforska kategorier

Tennisböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Biografi: sport inom Biografier
Sportbiografier inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

Merlisa Lawrence Corbett is an award-winning journalist and author who writes about tennis and sports in society. Her work has appeared in Bleacher Report, USA Today, Yahoo Sports, and The Guardian. She is a former reporter for Sports Illustrated.

Recensioner i media

A fun, easy-to-read, laudatory description of the tennis great . . . The episodic narrative traces Williams's phenomenal tennis career, her close relationship with her sister, and her forays into the fashion world. More analytically, the text also considers Williams's role as a celebrity Black woman in the world and how she has used her success and position to influence and support others . . . a welcome tribute to an athlete who is arguably one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Serena’s Country Club Upbringing 2: Queen of the Court 3: Sisterly Love 4: Galvanizing Girl Power and Black Girl Magic 5: Digital Age Activist 6: International Fame and Global Giving 7: Fashion Forward 8: Brand Serena 9: Second Act: Iconic 10: Conclusion Appendix: All-Time Records Notes Bibliography Index About the Author