Trading Secrets: Squash Greats Recall Their Toughest Duels - Softcover

Rod Gilmour

9781785310430: Trading Secrets: Squash Greats Recall Their Toughest Duels

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785310437 ISBN 13: 9781785310430

Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2015

The greatest names in squash describe their most famous matches, the stories behind their success, the legendary training secrets and physical attributes that made them champions. From Pakistani great Azam Khan and the extraordinary story of how he came to Britain, Trading Secrets follows the emergence of Geoff Hunt and Jonah Barrington, two players who took fitness and sporting rivalry to a new level in the 60s and 70s. Their rivalry ignited the back pages of newspapers across the globe. Trading Secrets also lifts the lid on the stars' secrets in a sport that is slowly rediscovering its lustre after several decades in the wilderness. Reflecting this popular resurgence, the book looks at the battles of Peter Nicol, Britain's first world champion, and Canadian magician Jonathon Power before the likes of Nick Matthew and Ramy Ashour recall the matches which have transcended them into modern greats of the game. Their duels have been brought to life with archived reports from squash's correspondents of the time.

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"One for the connoisseurs of the squash court and also anyone who enjoys a liberal dose of human drama and humour, this thoroughly readable compilation does what it says on the tin. Squash, more than a game? It is to Ramy Ashour, who says: "It teaches you discipline and commitment, self-respect, humility - all of which you can use in your social life." --SportsBookoftheMonth.com

"Meet the 'world's greatest racket sports player' who you've probably never heard of. He's charismatic on court and blessed with technical brilliance - but how many households can claim to recognise the name Ramy Ashour? Ramy Ashour features in a new book: Trading Secrets: squash greats recall their finest duels (Pitch Publishing)." --Telegraph.co.uk

"Azam Khan 'Allowed' To Beat Older Brother, Reveals New Squash Book. Azam Khan, regarded as one of the sport's greatest players, has admitted for the first time that he was 'allowed' to beat his older brother, Hashim, when the pair were playing together in the 1960s. In a new book, 'Trading Secrets: squash greats recall their toughest duels', Azam lifts the lid on decades of rumours in the squash world that the Khans had their own rules of family hierarchy and ascendancy." --Squash Player Magazine

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