Contents
Preface: Winning Ugly?
McEnroe: A Master Loses Ugly
I THE EARLY EDGE:
The Match Begins Before the Match Begins
1. Mental Preparation: The Pre-Match Advantage
2. Tools of the Trade: How Equipment Can Help You Win
3. Stretching for Success
4. The Microwave Warm-up: Defrost Your Strokes Quick
5. Four "Nervebusters": Overcoming Pre-Match Nervousness
6. Start Smart: Grabbing the Early Lead
II PLAYING SMART:
Finding a Way to Win
7. The Key to Victory
8. Destroying Your Opponent's Game Plan
9. The Seven Hidden Ad Points
10. The Player's Pit Stop: Stroke Repair
11. Learning From the Legends
III MIND GAMES, PSYCHING, AND GAMESMANSHIP: Tales From the Tour
12. The Masters of Rage: Connors and McEnroe
13. Lendl's Lethal Weapon
14. Agassi: Breaking the Speed Limit
15. How to Handle Hooking
16. A Million-Dollar Match: War With Wheaton
17. Tournament Tough All the Time
18. The Road to Number One
19. Andre Agassi on "Winning Ugly"
