ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br >There are a number of people I would like to recognize for their as-<br >sistance and support of this project. First and foremost， I thank my<br >wife and children for providing me with the insight and perspective<br >necessary to write this book. Although Von Beebe did a terrific job<br >in editing this book and taking virtually all of the photographs， his<br >most valuable contribution was his encouragement throughout the<br >tedious and time-consuming revisions， for which I thank him.<br > I acknowledge and thank Gerry McGuffin of the U.S.T.A. s<br >Education and Research Office in Princeton， New Jersey for her<br >invaluable suggestions and assistance. Chuck Levitt of the Little<br >Professor Bookstore in Omaha， Nebraska provided me with advice<br > and counsel， for which I am grateful. I also wish to thank my typist，<br >Teresa Fernandez， as well as the many friends who reviewed the<br >various drafts for me.<br > I am most grateful， also， to Jimmy and Colette Evert for their<br > contribution to this book. I have no doubt but that their support of<br > this book gives it added credibility to readers. As a token of my ap-<br > preciation， a portion of any moneys I realize from the sale of this<br > book will be donated to the Evert Family College Scholarship<br > Fund， which is administered by the Youth Tennis Foundation of<br > Florida and which rewards deserving high school seniors for good<br > sportsmanship.<br > Finally， I thank Robert Hostage， the publisher， for his confi-<br > dence in my book and his willingness to publish it. I also thank Hil-<br > ary Swinson， Senior Editor， for her contributions to and support of<br > the book as well.<br >