Acing depression : a tennis champion's toughest match / Cliff Richey with Hilaire Richey Kallendorf ; foreword by Jimmy Connors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richey, Cliff.

Contributor:

Kallendorf, Hilaire Richey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depressed persons--Biography.

Depressed persons.

Tennis players--20th century--Biography.

Tennis players.

Richey, Cliff.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Washington D.C.] : New Chapter Press, 2010.

Summary:

Chronicling the tumultuous life of the original bad boy of tennis, this engaging memoir describes one man's public battle with clinical depression. Cliff Richey was best known for the 1970 season in which he won the Grand Prix, the Davis Cup, and was first in the American tennis ranking. He was also well known for his tantrums and boorish behavior that served to mask an internal, dark struggle. Describing torturous days in which he would place black trash bags on the windows and lay in bed crying for hours, this brutally honest narrative stresses that depression is a mental disorder that can affect anyone. Documenting his 10 year fight for control of his mind, aided by antidepressant medication, the determination and strength that afforded him the nickname of “The Bull" is highlighted. Expressing the joy of feeling stable for the first time in his life, this deeply moving story of nightmare and redemption serves to encourage and inspire anyone whose life is touched by mental illness.

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; From the Authors: Set Up, Break Down; 1 Sudden Death Victory; 2 Night Terrors; 3 West Texas Roots; 4 Richey, Inc; 5 High School Drop-Out; 6 The Old Shamateur Game; 7 Boycotting Wimbledon; 8 Uptown Girl; 9 Pressure Flakes; 10 It Ain't All Autographs & Sunglasses; 11 Playing at High Altitudes; 12 Bull in a China Closet; 13 Gut Strings; 14 In the Zone; 15 Starting to Choke; 16 Black Bags; 17 Change a Losing Game; 18 Comeback Kid; 19 Real Men Do Cry; 20 Mulligans; 21 "Never Give Up"; Epilogue; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-942257-75-8

OCLC:

642662008