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The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship
Johnette Howard
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![]() | | 1. | HISTORY COMES TO LIFE IN REMARKABLE READ | | (Niles, IL) June 21, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | Johnette Howard's The Rivals captures the historic rivalry between Chris
Evert and Martina Navratilova with the perfect balance between social
import and the drama of sport. The author pens a vivid portrait of the two
women... read full review |
![]() | | 2. | Game, Set, Match! | | (Niles, IL) June 22, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | Johnette Howard has written a masterpiece of journalism that never ceases
to entertain, enlighten and inform. Her skills as an interviewer are
apparent - given the plethora of candid quotes from all with whom she
spoke... read full review |
![]() | | 3. | Sports writing - at its BEST! | | (Bainbridge Island, WA United States) June 24, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | I watched many of these matches in the 70's and 80's - so it was a thrill
to get a behind the scenes look at the rivalry and friendship of Chris &
Martina. And who knew? I never remember Bud Collins discussing... read full review |
![]() | | 4. | A detailed glipse into the lives of 2 tennis superstars | | (New York, New York) June 24, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | Martina Navratilova had the physical edge. As a child she was selected by
the Communists as a potentially prize-winning athlete, based on bone
structure and musculature. She was a fighting machine who quickly mastered... read full review |
![]() | | 5. | Couldn't Be Any Better | | (San Francisco, CA) July 5, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars | | Just glancing through the pages and looking at photos and captions, before
reading the book, I was struck by the picture of the very young Martina
hugging a light post after one of her first wins in the U.S....she hugged... read full review |
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