My Life and Game by Borg, Bjorn As Told To Eugene Scott
My Life and Game: The Golden Era of Golden Sportsmanship
An Inside Glimpse Into the Strategic Court Mind and Triumphs of a Global Tennis Phenom
An Inside Glimpse Into the Strategic Court Mind and Triumphs of a Global Tennis Phenom
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: My Life and Game
- Author: Björn Borg (As told to Eugene L. Scott)
- Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1980
- ISBN-13: 9780283986635
- Edition Details: First UK Edition, First Printing
- Binding: Original publisher’s premium hardcover casing, bound in robust cloth boards with gilt-stamped spine lettering.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 171 pages. Generously enhanced with exceptional on-court action photographs, full-page plates, and archive portrait photography mapping iconic match points.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The hardcover casing remains exceptionally flat, clean, and defensively square with uniform color vibrancy across both face panels. The cloth spine is perfectly unbroken, holding its shape without linear shelf-lean, vertical structural collapse, or pushing to the head and tail bands.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, crisp, and exceptionally tight. Internal leaves and dynamic sports photo inserts are clean, clear, and starkly white. Completely free of standard user annotations, underlying, historical owner inscriptions, library stamps, or common dealer pencil markings. Corner tips are perfectly uncreased and preserve sharp profiles.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition Detail: Safely preserved under an archival clear sleeve. The original dust jacket shows a highly presentable and vibrant high-gloss finish. Free from standard sun-fading on the spine, heavy open-tears, or unseemly moisture staining. Minor microscopic edge-crinkling present at the extreme corners, perfectly aligned with safe, standard shelf-sheltering.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1980 at the definitive absolute apex of his international fame, My Life and Game serves as a magnificent, real-time chronicle of Björn Borg’s untouchable supremacy in world tennis. Written at a time when his legendary three-way rivalry with Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe gripped the sporting landscape, this book bypasses later retrospective filters to deliver an immediate, raw window into the strategic mind of the legendary "Ice Man."
Borg strips down the tactical genius behind his stone-cold, unemotional demeanor, revealing how he engineered the relentless baseline counterpunching and revolutionary two-handed backhand that captured consecutive Wimbledon and French Open crowns. Co-authored by prominent sports analyst Eugene L. Scott, the narrative takes readers inside the locker rooms and onto the red clay and grass courts, reconstructing historic on-court battles. It acts as a highly authentic capture of multi-champion superstardom right before his shocking, premature retirement at age 26, making it an essential, high-value collectible item for sports historians and tennis purists alike.
Author Profile: Björn Borg & Eugene L. Scott
Björn Borg is an international tennis icon, former World No. 1, and widely considered one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport. Between 1974 and 1981, his calm persona, fierce athletic fitness, and distinctive headband-and-wooden-racket look revolutionized tennis into a global cultural phenomenon. Over his storied career, Borg secured 11 Grand Slam singles titles, including five consecutive Wimbledon crowns and six French Opens, cementing a legacy of unbreakable mental dominance.
Eugene "Gene" L. Scott, who assisted Borg in crafting this fast-paced memoir, was an accomplished American tennis player, legal professional, and the founding publisher of Tennis Week magazine. A former top-ranked US player and Davis Cup athlete, Scott’s professional journalistic expertise adds deep strategic weight, analytical clarity, and narrative polish to the text, ensuring a superior reading experience compared to standard celebrity sports books.
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