Chinese French Open tennis champion Li Na is writing a memoir to tell her fans — as the book’s working title proclaims — “How to Go West and Win,” publisher Penguin said on Friday. Li, 29, Asia’s first Grand Slam winner, will tell fans how she rose to the highest level of the sport, offering tips on “harnessing personal passions to win against the odds,” the British publisher said.
“I hope my story can inspire people of all ages,” Li said in a statement. Penguin will co-publish the book in Chinese first in spring 2012 with a Chinese publishing partner — a first for the company whose business in China up to now has focused on importing English titles and exporting translations. “This book will not only appeal to tennis fans, but also to people in China striving for success in this changing and dynamic country,” Jo Lusby, Penguin China managing director, said over the phone from the Frankfurt Book Fair.
China’s Li Na writing memoir
