Gamesmanship had its origins during a tennis match in which the author and his partner were able to defeat two far more skilled players by distracting them with ploys such as questioning their attire and sportsmanship, or complaining about the line calls. Through humorous anecdotes and scripts, the author supplies information which could be applied to just about any competitive undertaking. Readers will laugh at themselves when they recognize their own behavior in these pages.
Gamesmanship offers an irreverent view of sports and life.
The late Stephen Potter was educated at Merton College, Oxford where he took honors in English. A lecturer in English Literature at London College, he joined the BBC as a writer-producer.