She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers, gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure. I loved the stories of her time on the circuit which seems magical now and made me nostalgic for those heady days when you knew all the players especially in the women’s game! Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers and gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure.

Sue Barker never managed to get to the dizzy heights of the before mentioned superstars but she was very competitive, won a grand slam and then went on to have a career in the media. Sue Barker was also from that era where the circuit was littered with superstars with Billie Jean King, Chris Evett and Martina Navratilova. Also pleased to find that as well as being a very nice person she is also gutsy and fully able to stick up for herself. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The BBC could have treated her better although I was not a fan of question of sport, they could have handled it better and now look at it! And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own. Not especially scandalous or introspective, it is a breezy stroll through her tennis career but heavier on the tv career probably. I have always been a huge fan of A Question of Sport, and I was devastated when Sue was forced to leave. This is an interesting read of one of this countries favourite personalities that I enjoyed a lot more than I expected to.

I have been watching tennis since 1970 but I am embarrassed to say that I do not ever remember watching Sue play. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. I found the journey to becoming a tennis star really interesting and it is forgotten with her broadcast career what an amazing player she was. Now on the WAT tour (Women's Tennis Association) and with some great wins behind her, Sue is back in France playing at Roland Garros, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments most revered in the world.It is then that her second career started and she became a sports commentator, not only for tennis but other sports too: Royal Ascot, Olympics, London Marathon, Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships, Winter Olympics Championships, BBC Sports Personality of the year and many more. And that’s not a story unique to women’s football; from motorsport to gymnastics via tennis and more, there are women who have faced societal prejudices and personal and professional challenges to become the best at what they do. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.