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May/23

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Former NCAA tennis coach calls my Bollettieri book “a masterpiece”

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Positive reviews have been rolling in for my latest tennis book “Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of Modern Tennis” but this one may take the cake. It came from former longtime Pittsburgh University tennis coach George Dieffenbach: “Hi Scoop. My sister and her husband spend winters in Sarasota. They knew Nick B mentored me, so they saw […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

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Great Reviews For Nick Bollettieri Godfather Of Modern Tennis Book!

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Ray Collins, Former ABC news anchor Sarasota, FL and longtime Sarasota Open tournament announcer: “That last big paragraph in the Luke Hadge account of his ladder match with Andre Agassi is unbelievable. I’ve come to appreciate your style of unfiltered reporting. Enjoyed the Brian Gottfried and Julio Moros passages as well.” Yury Bettoni, former NBTA […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

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My Nick Bollettieri Book Earning Rave Reviews

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Very happy to report early reviews of my 18th book Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of Modern Tennis is earning very positive reviews so far. I gave a copy to a friend James Elder, a good senior player and neighbor here in Bradenton, FL and he liked the book so much he bought ten more copies to […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

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Nick Bollettieri Celebration Of Life Today

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By Scoop Malinowski There was never a figure in tennis so inspiring, energizing and uniquely recognizable as Nick Bollettieri and there never will be. Today his life was celebrated inside a packed IMG Academy basketball gym by about 800 people associated with him in one way or another. The world renowned tennis coach, academy founder, […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

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My 12th Tennis Book ‘Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of American Tennis’

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Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of Modern Tennis  By Scoop Malinowski A compilation of memories, anecdotes, stories and interviews of one of the most important figures in tennis history, Nick Bollettieri and his world-renowned “Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.” …Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, Jimmy Arias, Brian Gottfried, Fritz Buehning, Kathleen Horvath, Lars Ulrich, Julio Moros, Maria Sharapova, Chip […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

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Nick Bollettieri: Godfather of Modern Tennis Book Excerpt

2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop

After a few years of story, memory and anecdote collecting, I have finally completed my book on Nick Bollettieri. What I have learned is Nick Bollettieri is more fascinating and interesting than many Grand Slam champions, for he created something new and he personally and indirectly touched millions of people’s lives in a positive way…. […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/22

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Justin Gimelstob Recalls His Three Decade Friendship With Nick Bollettieri

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By Scoop Malinowski Former Grand Slam mixed doubles champion and Tennis Channel analyst/commentator Justin Gimelstob recalls his long association and friendship with Nick Bollettieri, which began in the 1990s. “I used to go to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy all the time when I was a teenager. My family didn’t want me to move away […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/22

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Brian Gottfried Recalls 60 Year Friendship With Nick Bollettieri

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By Scoop Malinowski Former ATP world no. 3 and 1977 Roland Garros finalist Brian Gottfried said he first met Nick Bollettieri when he was just nine years old. “1961 – that’s when I first met Nick. He had been at Victory Park in North Miami Beach. I had been introduced to tennis six months earlier […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/22

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Nick Bollettieri Now In Paradise

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By Scoop Malinowski There is something poetic about Nick Bollettieri passing away at age 91 right after the conclusion of the 2022 Eddie Herr tournament played at the academy he founded and built into a colossus. My two stand out memories of Nick are doing a telephone Biofile with him one afternoon in 1992 (my […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/22

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Andre, Monica Reach Out To Ailing Bollettieri

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By Scoop Malinowski Hall of Fame tennis innovator, coach, and academy founder Nick Bollettieri has been ailing recently but his spirits have been lifted by the the contacts of two of his most prolific proteges. Larry Denyes, a former coach at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and longtime friend shared this information today: “I went […] Continue to read full article...

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