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 enlarge | Author: Michael Chang
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Religious
Category: Book
List Price: $16.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2919832
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0340861711
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780340861714
ASIN: 0340861711
Publication Date: June 19, 2003
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Condition: a clean unmarked copy Hodder And Stoughton 2003 Paperback [Book: Very Good / ] despatched within one business day2003
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 a book of limited interest January 17, 2003
15 out of 39 found this review helpful
If you love Michael Chang and/or Christianity, you may find this book satisfying. Otherwise, you will likely find "Holding Serve--Persevering On and Off the Court" rather boring and incomplete.
There is considerable focus on Michael's religiosity throughout the book, and he seems to feel everyone should feel exactly as he does on this topic. He seems almost stunned by critics who dislike his cramming religion down others' throats. For example, he credits the Lord for his victories, as if the Lord is against his opponents. And he signs autographs to everyone "Jesus Loves You", as if that is not offensive to many.
The book also focuses intensely on his family, and we learn a lot particularly about his devoted mother and loyal and perceptive brother Carl. In fact, it seems like he spent his first four or five years on the pro tour either hitting balls or being with his mother and the next ten years the same with his brother. There is virtually no mention of any other player on the tour, except for in his key matches. Michael was on the tour, but apparently not part of the tour in that he had no relationships with any players. So, amazingly, he has virtually nothing to say about any of them.
Michael loves his Chinese heritage, but what about the U.S. He never tries to justify why he rarely played Davis Cup for his country. He rarely talks about any of the issues or controversies that make tennis headlines.
Not much seems to interest his intelligent mind aside from his religion and family and tennis and fishing and collecting rare fish. As for reading books, only those about Christianity appeal to him.
He does have a foundation to help others, and he deserves credit for that.
This is a narrow book and one not especially deep either. But diehard Chang fans will like it. It's basically about his very insular life. So general tennis fans will likely find it uninteresting and unsatisfying.
More than just tennis October 8, 2002
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
In "Holding Serve", you feel what he says, more than you read what he wrote, especially if you have seen Michael played on the court. Such valour and determination, from the very first game I saw him played in our home town to the very last ATP doubles game he played in our city on 26 September 2002. Michael carried a very clear message on the court and he just confirmed it in writing in this book. I would recommend it to people of all ages and I wish to emphasize that this book is not focused on Christianity. It's a book about attitude and the way of life of THE MICHAEL CHANG.
 Fan Review May 24, 2002
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I found "Holding Serve" an easy-to-read intimate account of communicating with the supernatural with good advice for readers like me. Michael shares personal details of victories and defeats from boyhood to manhood lived on the world stage of professional tennis. After six years of following Michael Chang's career I had many questions which were answered in this inspirational book. Thanks Michael.
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