Li memoir will be published next year
October 21, 2011, Friday
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WITH tennis fever running high in Shanghai following Andy Murray's second Masters win this week, locals are likely to jump on an upcoming memoir by Chinese tennis champion Li Na.
The book, provisionally titled "How to Go West and Win," will offer insight and tips about how grand slam winner Li harnessed her personal passion to win against the odds.
It will be published by Penguin early next year.
"I hope my story can inspire people of all ages," Li says.
Li, a native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, started playing tennis when she was nine and in 1998 won the prestigious Asian Youth Cup.
She began her professional career in 1999, and became the first Chinese player to reach the Top 20 in 2006, the Top 10 in 2010 and then the Top 5 this year.
At Wimbledon in 2006, she became the first Chinese woman to reach a grand slam singles quarterfinal.
On June 4, 2011, Li won the French Open, becoming the first Chinese player to win a grand slam in singles.
Max Eisenbud, Li's manager at IMG Worldwide said: "Li Na is the most successful tennis player in China's history and an inspiration to millions of Chinese. Her book will explain how she did it."
Li's memoir will be published ahead of the 2012 French Open, timed for the first anniversary of Li's success in Paris.
It will be the first book by a Chinese author Penguin has published in the Chinese language, marking a new direction for Penguin's growing business in China.
Jo Lusby, Managing Director of Penguin China, says: "We are privileged to be able to work with Li Na to share her insights into the highs and lows of professional sport. With her reputation as a thoughtful, intelligent, straight talker, we believe this book will provide a fascinating window into the life of a professional athlete in China. This is a book that will not only appeal to fans of tennis, but also to those in China who are striving for success in this changing and dynamic country."
The book, provisionally titled "How to Go West and Win," will offer insight and tips about how grand slam winner Li harnessed her personal passion to win against the odds.
It will be published by Penguin early next year.
"I hope my story can inspire people of all ages," Li says.
Li, a native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, started playing tennis when she was nine and in 1998 won the prestigious Asian Youth Cup.
She began her professional career in 1999, and became the first Chinese player to reach the Top 20 in 2006, the Top 10 in 2010 and then the Top 5 this year.
At Wimbledon in 2006, she became the first Chinese woman to reach a grand slam singles quarterfinal.
On June 4, 2011, Li won the French Open, becoming the first Chinese player to win a grand slam in singles.
Max Eisenbud, Li's manager at IMG Worldwide said: "Li Na is the most successful tennis player in China's history and an inspiration to millions of Chinese. Her book will explain how she did it."
Li's memoir will be published ahead of the 2012 French Open, timed for the first anniversary of Li's success in Paris.
It will be the first book by a Chinese author Penguin has published in the Chinese language, marking a new direction for Penguin's growing business in China.
Jo Lusby, Managing Director of Penguin China, says: "We are privileged to be able to work with Li Na to share her insights into the highs and lows of professional sport. With her reputation as a thoughtful, intelligent, straight talker, we believe this book will provide a fascinating window into the life of a professional athlete in China. This is a book that will not only appeal to fans of tennis, but also to those in China who are striving for success in this changing and dynamic country."
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