Reliving a Masterpiece: David Foster Wallace, Michael Joyce, and the Psychology of Tennis
Thirty years ago, David Foster Wallace reported \u201cThe String Theory,\u201d an essay about a pro tennis player named Michael Joyce. No, Joyce wasn\u2019t as good as his fellow Americans (Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang). But what Joyce taught Wallace \u2014 the best writer of his generation, and a former junior player himself \u2014 turned into the greatest tennis essay of all time. Today, in the middle of the U.S. Open, Pablo sits down with Michael Joyce \u2014 who\u2019s since become a coach to players like Maria Sharapova \u2014 and they dissect the genius and the eccentricities of David Foster Wallace, who died in 2008. And we learn about the psychologies of two grotesque glories: writing and tennis.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices