After Tennis
The veteran continues to pursue his off court interests of rap and clothing design. As pro tennis's house rapper, he's performed on national television numerous times including NBC's Today Show with Katie Couric at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, ESPN at Wimbledon, USA Network, CBS's SuperSet Series Special, and The Tennis Channel. His "No Strings" episode on The Tennis Channel has been a regularly rotated show for the last 3 years. Spadea is due to release rap songs in the next 12 months. In July 2009, Vince shot an exclusive feature for the new ATP Official Magazine Show titled "Uncovered" which can be watched presently on www.atpworldtour.com. He raps, gives insight on the past, present and future of the tennis world, and guides viewers around cities including Eastbourne, England and Hollywood, California.
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“I know some of my self-worth comes from tennis, and it’s hard to think of doing something else where you know you’ll never be the best. Tennis players are rare creatures: where else in the world can you know that you’re the best? The definitiveness of it is the beauty of it, but it’s not all there is to life and I’m ready to explore the alternatives.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)