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Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports
Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports | Phil Bildner
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A fascinating dual biography of tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert celebrates the power of equality, respect, and sportsmanship. Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories. Phil Bildner and Brett Helquist tell the engaging true story of these two masters of the court as they win title after title -- and, most importantly, the hearts of the fans.
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#NewYearNewYou Day 25: This book features two amazing tennis players, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, described as the greatest #Rivalry in tennis history. What worked for me was the gorgeous art by Helquist, the chatty nature of the narrative, and the fact that these two ladies had each other‘s backs, despite a few bumps along the way, as people tried to make the antagonism between them last beyond the tennis court. https://wp.me/pDlzr-hSD

Texreader Love this! You‘re right the art is fantastic! 4y
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Librarylady
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Loved watching this rivalry as a child. Can't wait to read this book.

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keyesnotkeys
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LOVE THE ART SO MUCH. Wordwise, a succinct tale of rivalry and friendship.

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"Martina and Chrissie, they weren't the type of women who did what they were *supposed* to do."
#feminism

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keyesnotkeys
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1st read this afternoon

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