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Novelist Benjamin Markovits On Life After A Professional Tennis Career
Manage episode 245852923 series 1434575
Novelist Benjamin Markovits rejoins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his two books that touch on tennis: "A Weekend In New York" and its sequel, "Christmas in Austin." On the publication day of his latest book, and after a tennis match with his podcast host, Markovits describes how solitary an athlete's existence can be, whether in career or out, in a team sport or an individual one; how a retired tennis pro in the midst of a breakdown can make a lot of reasonable points; and how a career of competition can into an entire life viewed through the lens of competition.
Have a suggestion for a Thirty Love guest? Email Carl at bialik@pm.me
Music by Lee Rosevere: "Credit Roll" and "Glass Android."
112 episodes
Manage episode 245852923 series 1434575
Novelist Benjamin Markovits rejoins Thirty Love host Carl Bialik to talk about his two books that touch on tennis: "A Weekend In New York" and its sequel, "Christmas in Austin." On the publication day of his latest book, and after a tennis match with his podcast host, Markovits describes how solitary an athlete's existence can be, whether in career or out, in a team sport or an individual one; how a retired tennis pro in the midst of a breakdown can make a lot of reasonable points; and how a career of competition can into an entire life viewed through the lens of competition.
Have a suggestion for a Thirty Love guest? Email Carl at bialik@pm.me
Music by Lee Rosevere: "Credit Roll" and "Glass Android."
112 episodes
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