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Conor Niland

@conorniland.bsky.social

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Winner William Hill Sports Book of Year 2024 Author No 1 Bestseller ‘The Racket’

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Absolutely LOVING The Racket by @conorniland.bsky.social, a former pro-tennis player who was Ireland's No.1 for years. Grinding it out for years on the lower echelons of the tennis circuit for a chance to MAYBE one day play in a Grand Slam (which he did!) sounds remarkably like the comedy circuit.

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Conor Niland @conorniland.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

We’re gonna start a book club

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Don McRae @donmcrae.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Thanks @conorniland.bsky.social for our interview about The Racket, which deservedly won the William Hill Sports Book of the year, co-written by @gcooney93.bsky.social. A pleasure talking about writing, playing at Wimbledon & the melancholia of the Challenger Tour www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...

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‘Writing a book is tough but being a pro is harder’: Conor Niland on tennis’s periphery and reframing success

Author of William Hill award-winning book The Racket does not miss life on tour as world No 129 but holds no bitterness towards the game

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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

'If you’re reading it as a study in failure you’re not realising how much success you need to play in the biggest tournaments … it’s how you define failure.' @conorniland.bsky.social talks to @donmcrae.bsky.social about his brilliant and award-winning book