Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

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Katrina M Adams

Own the Arena

Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

Katrina M Adams

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Amistad Press
04 May 2022

Autobiography: sport; Sporting events, tours & organisations; Tennis

From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association—the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position—comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the world—lessons that can be applied across business and to any life challenge.

One of professional tennis’s Grand Slam Tournaments, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day Superbowl. This single tennis championship, held annually in New York City, attracts top professionals from around the globe, generates more money than any other sporting event—or any other sport over an entire season—and attracts more than 700,000 attendees and millions of television viewers.

In Own the Arena, Katrina Adams offers a privileged, singular inside look at this sensational global event, while elaborating on what makes tennis the only sport of a lifetime. She opens with the women’s 2018 championship match between Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams that ended in boos. This was Adams’s last year as president and the whole world was watching. How would she respond How should the press be handled What needs to be said to Osaka Serena What does this break from decorum mean for the Open and the sport

As Adams shares a wealth of stories from her career and personal life, as well as insights from top tennis professionals, she provides invaluable information on meeting life’s tests both on the tennis court and off. Own the Arena offers fresh perspectives on having presence, being remembered, directing a conversation, and moving boldly in spaces where “you are the only one.” It also covers good sportsmanship—treating others with respect and by being inclusive and open to diverse perspectives. Tennis is said to be 90 percent mental; this book shows how to take the elements of mental fortitude and use them to achieve greatness. By embracing and expressing one’s inner grace and humanity, Adams shows, you can own the arena.

By: Katrina M Adams
Imprint: Amistad Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 210g
ISBN: 9780062936844
ISBN 10: 0062936840
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 04 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katrina Adams is the former President of the United States Tennis Association and the first Black woman and the youngest person ever to serve as President and CEO of the organization. An accomplished professional player, she previously competed for 12 years on the World Tennis Association tour, winning 20 career doubles titles and reaching the quarterfinals or better in doubles at all four Grand Slam events. She also spearheaded outreach to underserved communities of color and was named the chairman of the Gender Equality in Tennis Committee in 2018. Adweek and Forbes both named her one of the “Most Powerful Women in Sports” and she was featured in Ebony Magazine's “Power 100” list. She is also the executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program.

Reviews for Own the Arena: Getting Ahead, Making a Difference, and Succeeding as the Only One

In Own the Arena Katrina Adams gives us an insider's tour into the engine rooms of tennis, business, diplomacy, friendship and family. Not surprisingly, she does it with the grace, style, and presence that she brings into every room she enters. I have never known anyone who is as pulled together as Kat. If I didn't like and admire her so much I would find it very annoying. - Mary Carillo, Sportscaster, NBC and HBO