Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert Review
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Book Reviewed: Winning Ugly By Brad Gilbert
Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert is a book jam packed with tennis tricks, tips and strategies and even though the book was written in the 90s it will never go out of date. Brad Gilbert is the ultimate tennis strategist and he proves it with results.
I’ve heard through the grapevine that all tennis players who train at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy (world famous tennis academy responsible for helping players make it into the top 10 in the world of tennis) must study Winning Ugly as part of their tennis studies. That’s how important this book is to serious tennis players!
When it comes you, applying what you learn from this book it’s a matter of discernment on your behalf. There are so so many tips and tricks it can be quite overwhelming, especially if you are an up and coming player.
I recommend this book to players to who take tennis seriously and enjoy having an advantage over their opponents. I also recommend this book to anyone who wants an insight into life on tour, what it’s like as an up and coming player because Brad’s story reveals a lot about when he played on the professional tour, and he gives very relevant advice.
As well as that, Winning Ugly will definitely help you kick butt in club tennis too. I found especially helpful the tips on how to handle psyching, playing players who cheat, the tips on scouting your opposition, knowing how to choose ends according to the wind and sun, and it’s great fun having strategies about how to play against different types of players like retrievers, serve volleyers, lefties etc.
Winning ugly is jam packed full of stories of matches Brad played against other big guns of the 90s like Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendel, Stefen Edberg and he tells entertaining stories about what it was like being on the other end of the court playing against the two showmen, John McEnroe and Jimmy Conners.
It’s a great read for anyone who has the audacity to believe they can beat anyone if they set their mind to it, because Brad says ‘you can beat anyone, you just need to figure out how’.
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Brad also wrote another book called, I’ve Got Your Back, which 
I haven’t had a chance to read yet. The reviews are mixed but it appears that the book is good for: motivation; how to coach people; and it’s full of more life on tour stories.
If you’re after something to download and read right now I recommend this great strategy ebook, Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia. It gives you the tools to put tactics into play so you can take action immediately after reading the book. Have a look at my review Tennis Strategy Encyclopedia Here