{"product_id":"never-say-die-derek-sculthorpe-9781801507257","title":"Never Say Die: Arthur 'Baby' Gore, the Oldest Wimbledon Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Say Die\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping story of Arthur 'Baby' Gore, a battling tennis player of the Edwardian era and the oldest-ever winner of the Wimbledon singles title.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGore enjoyed an unparalleled 40-year career in which the game evolved from a garden-party pastime into a dynamic international sport. Thrice All-England champion, Olympic gold medallist and the first-ever Davis Cup captain, Gore was an amateur of the old school who competed in more Wimbledon tournaments than anyone else in history, all the while pursuing a hectic business life in the City of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn court he was a dogged fighter who famously did not stop trying until the last point was played. A leading personality of the sport, he symbolised the generation that established the game in the public imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith analysis of his opponents and the changes he witnessed in tennis and wider society, this compelling biography provides an unrivalled insight into the life and times of a forgotten great of English sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Sculthorpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801507252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801507257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Derek Sculthorpe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097077522687,"sku":"9781801507257","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-say-die-derek-sculthorpe-9781801507257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}