An Inspiring Story
of a Tennis Legend and his Comeback – WILD CARD By Asfiya Rahman
It has been long I have written anything on my blog, first
it was my book launch and then I had to be with my son as he had exams followed
by medical exigencies. I am grateful that I am back on my table and thank God I
could at least read a few good books, if not write. One of those nice books I
read was Wild Card by Asfiya Rahman.
The book is in absolute sync with my blog “From Caterpillar
to Butterfly” and hence my choice after this long gap. It is an inspiring story
of a tennis legend who has won almost every cup except Wimbledon, which has
been his childhood dream. A car accident kills his wife and turns him into a
single parent of a girl with special needs. His daughter becomes his world and
he shuts all the doors to tennis till she turns eight and discovers the truth
of her father’s life.
The book is not for tennis players or sports persons only but
for everyone who wants to read a good book and get motivated. The power of
thoughts and visualization has been rightly depicted by the author, which is
used by sports persons even in Olympics. Tennis terms have been well explained
in between.
Truly a caterpillar to butterfly story, the way Karan
Mehrotra, the Tennis legend tries to make a comeback and how he wins through a
wild card entry. There are three interesting aspects of the story: One, how he
brings up his disabled daughter. She is so efficient and swift in her movements
on wheelchair that she doesn’t consider herself a handicap and in fact inspires
her father to make a comeback. Two- I loved the way, the protagonist retrains
his brain to win every single match of Wimbledon, after his entry through Wild
Card. Three – it is indeed interesting to read how his team is build and how
they help him in achieving his dream.
Asfiya has given a vivid and interesting description of
every match and I especially enjoyed reading the racing brain of the
protagonist during the match.
A must read for all those who have dreams, doubt
themselves and want to make a comeback in whatsoever field they want to.
Book Details-
Title – WILD CARD
Author – Asfiya Rahman
Cover- The cover is green
tennis field with racket and two balls and very apt.
Place – India
Publisher – Half Baked
Beans Literature
Pages – 146
Published in - 2016
Price – Rs. 199
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