Lucky loser : adventures in tennis & comedy / Michael Kosta.
"Before Michael Kosta was performing stand-up comedy specials and hosting The Daily Show, he was a professional tennis 'star,' reaching the lofty heights of the #864 ranked men's singles player in the world. Stop laughing. That's better than your world ranking. As a tennis pro, Kosta traveled across the globe, competing in such exotic locales as the Netherlands, Tokyo, and even rural Illinois before deciding to put down his racket and pursue a more stable and predictable career: comedy. In a completely unexpected and wild journey through the backwaters of professional tennis, Kosta shows the unlikely ways life on the court prepared him for life in front of a microphone. Like comedy, tennis is brutally competitive, and most people lose at it. Unlike comedy, no one in tennis puts a gun on the table as they count out your earnings in twenty-dollar bills at the end of the night. And then there are the things that have more to do with what happens to you--and what you end up learning--as part of growing up. Topics include: how to properly discard an unwanted European hard-boiled egg, giving CPR to your dead grandpa, cringe-worthy 'sex' in the Red Light District, crying so hard in a car that strangers call the cops, and also happy things like what it feels like when your dreams come true"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063418066
- ISBN: 0063418061
- Physical Description: x, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Influence, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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- 9 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO KOS (Text) | 37810435832604 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | B KOSTA (Text) | 31781069086286 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | B KOSTA (Text) | 31781069086302 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Kosta, Michael (Text) | 0112524480067 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | KOSTA (Text) | 33258009661104 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | B KOSTA (Text) | 39149008435414 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | B Kosta, Michael (Text) | 0112524480076 | Adult Biography | In process | - |
| Murphy Public Library | B KOSTA (Text) | 80605003753232 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | B KOSTA KOS (Text) | 33114018668475 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| West Regional Library | B KOSTA (Text) | 31781069086294 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Before Michael Kosta was performing stand-up comedy specials and hosting The Daily Show, he was a professional tennis 'star,' reaching the lofty heights of the #864 ranked men's singles player in the world. Stop laughing. That's better than your world ranking. As a tennis pro, Kosta traveled across the globe, competing in such exotic locales as the Netherlands, Tokyo, and even rural Illinois before deciding to put down his racket and pursue a more stable and predictable career: comedy. In a completely unexpected and wild journey through the backwaters of professional tennis, Kosta shows the unlikely ways life on the court prepared him for life in front of a microphone. Like comedy, tennis is brutally competitive, and most people lose at it. Unlike comedy, no one in tennis puts a gun on the table as they count out your earnings in twenty-dollar bills at the end of the night. And then there are the things that have more to do with what happens to you--and what you end up learning--as part of growing up. Topics include: how to properly discard an unwanted European hard-boiled egg, giving CPR to your dead grandpa, cringe-worthy 'sex' in the Red Light District, crying so hard in a car that strangers call the cops, and also happy things like what it feels like when your dreams come true"--Provided by publisher.
