{"product_id":"9780006388104_too-soon-to-panic","title":"Too Soon To Panic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe long-awaited sequel to the bestselling classic memoir, \u003cem\u003eA Handful of Summers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon Forbes played for the South African Davis Cup team in the 50s and early 60s and returned to the circuit as a writer and observer. In 'Too Soon to Panic' he takes the readers behind the scenes at the big tournaments – Wimbledon, Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows; Germany, Spain and Italy – and introduces them to many of tennis's most extraordinary and dynamic characters, including Mark McCormack, Rod Laver, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrammed with riotously funny anecdotes and vivid evocations of the innocence and camaraderie of the game in Forbes's day – when tennis as still a gentlemanly, amateur and often rather ramshackle affair – and insightful observations on today's glamorous game – where money reigns and sheer strength sometimes seems to conquer skill – Forbes explores the remarkable changes that have come over the sport in the last forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gordon Forbes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895155347605,"sku":"9780006388104","price":23.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780006388104_84b7b899-356f-432e-bca1-e757ec8f6b80.jpg?v=1776888388","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780006388104_too-soon-to-panic","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}