{"product_id":"9780063418066","title":"Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKosta, Michael\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Influence\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a host of The Daily Show and stand-up comic, Michael Kosta, comes a wildly funny and insightful comedian memoir about his unlikely journey from professional tennis player (#864 in the world) to professional comedian (there’s no ranking system in comedy but he’s probably . . . top 50?).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore 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 making a career change to pursue a more stable and predictable career: comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom misadventures in tennis to the humbling setbacks of comedy, \u003ci\u003eLucky Loser\u003c\/i\u003e is a heart-filled sports memoir of making your own luck, the universal experience of failure, and the many ways in which we all inevitably lose on the way to success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucky Loser\u003c\/i\u003e includes a 16-page photo insert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne unlikely career path. Two brutally competitive worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBehind-the-Scenes of Pro Tennis:\u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the pro tour's backwaters, where a world ranking of #864 means competing in such exotic locales as the Netherlands, Tokyo, and even rural Illinois.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Court to the Stage:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the surprising ways life as an athlete prepares you for stand-up comedy—and why no one in tennis pays you with twenty-dollar bills while a gun sits on the table.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHilarious Coming-of-Age Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a series of cringe-worthy and heartfelt misadventures, from giving CPR to a dead grandpa to navigating the Red Light District in Amsterdam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Underdog's Guide to Failure:\u003c\/b\u003e A surprisingly insightful and funny take on making your own luck and learning that losing is an inevitable—and necessary—part of success.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Influence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46788475388159,"sku":"9780063418066","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063418066_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330456","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063418066","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}