# Sports Decks

Imported and community decks waiting for editorial categorization.

Canonical URL: https://shipslides.com/c/sports
Deck count: 13

## Decks

### Baseball
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-baseball
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-baseball/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, baseball

Baseball is the only major American sport with no clock. A game ends when twenty-seven outs have been recorded by the team in the field; if those outs take three hours or seven, that's the game. Key sections include: Base ball.; Opening America's slow game.; Chapter I The first written rules.; Chapter II The first professionals.; Chapter III The two leagues.; Chapter IV Babe Ruth, the live ball.; Chapter V The shadow league.; Chapter VI Jackie Robinson at Ebbets.; Chapter VII Willie Mays.; Chapter VIII Hank Aaron's 715..

Outline:
1. Base ball.
2. Opening America's slow game.
3. Chapter I The first written rules.
4. Chapter II The first professionals.
5. Chapter III The two leagues.
6. Chapter IV Babe Ruth, the live ball.
7. Chapter V The shadow league.
8. Chapter VI Jackie Robinson at Ebbets.
9. Chapter VII Willie Mays.
10. Chapter VIII Hank Aaron's 715.
11. Chapter IX The Miracle Mets.
12. Chapter X Cincinnati, 1975–76.
13. Chapter XI Buckner and Mookie.
14. Chapter XII 1919 and the gambling scandal.
15. Chapter XIII The all-time hits leader.
16. Chapter XIV 2,632 consecutive games.
17. Chapter XV 1998: McGwire and Sosa.
18. Chapter XVI The asterisk-and-record holder.
19. Chapter XVII The decade of the muscle.
20. Chapter XVIII Diamondbacks over Yankees.
21. Chapter XIX Beane and the 2002 A's.
22. Chapter XX Spin rate and exit velocity.
23. Chapter XXI The 2010s' best player.
24. Chapter XXII The two-way player.
25. Chapter XXIII 2023 and the rules reset.
26. Chapter XXIV The global game.
27. Chapter XXV The development pyramid.
28. Chapter XXVI Twenty-five works.
29. Chapter XXVII Watch & read.
30. Chapter XXVIII Why baseball still matters.
31. Chapter XXIX Resources.
32. The end of the deck.

### Basketball
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-basketball
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-basketball/llms.txt
Slides: 30
Tags: sports, basketball

Basketball is the only major team sport with a single inventor and a documented birthday. James Naismith nailed two peach baskets to the gym balcony of the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts on 21 December 1891, and rolled out a list of thirteen rules. Key sections include: Basket ball.; Opening The American game.; Chapter I The peach baskets.; Chapter II The college game first.; Chapter III The professional league.; Chapter IV The first big man.; Chapter V Eleven titles in thirteen years.; Chapter VI Wilt Chamberlain, 2 March 1962.; Chapter VII The other league.; Chapter VIII The 1979 final and after..

Outline:
1. Basket ball.
2. Opening The American game.
3. Chapter I The peach baskets.
4. Chapter II The college game first.
5. Chapter III The professional league.
6. Chapter IV The first big man.
7. Chapter V Eleven titles in thirteen years.
8. Chapter VI Wilt Chamberlain, 2 March 1962.
9. Chapter VII The other league.
10. Chapter VIII The 1979 final and after.
11. Chapter IX Six rings, two threepeats.
12. Chapter X Barcelona, July 1992.
13. Chapter XI The unfashionable dynasty.
14. Chapter XII The Mamba.
15. Chapter XIII Twenty-two seasons and counting.
16. Chapter XIV The shooting revolution.
17. Chapter XV Pace and space.
18. Chapter XVI The data turn.
19. Chapter XVII The global league.
20. Chapter XVIII The women's professional league.
21. Chapter XIX The college-to-pro inflection.
22. Chapter XX The college tournament.
23. Chapter XXI Name, image, likeness.
24. Chapter XXII The 2024–25 NBA.
25. Chapter XXIII Twenty-five works.
26. Chapter XXIV Watch & read.
27. Chapter XXIVa The Olympic team.
28. Chapter XXV Resources.
29. Chapter XXVI Why basketball matters.
30. The end of the deck.

### Modern Board Games
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-board-games
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-board-games/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, board, games

A modern board game is a designed system in which two to six players make consequential decisions across forty-five to a hundred and twenty minutes, governed by rules tight enough that the play emerges fresh each session and replays in the player's memory afterward. Key sections include: Modern Board Games.; Opening Designed play.; Chapter I The deep ancestry.; Chapter II The Eurogame emergence.; Chapter III Klaus Teuber's Settlers.; Chapter IV Carcassonne, 2000.; Chapter V The deck-builder.; Chapter VI BoardGameGeek.; Chapter VII Spiel des Jahres.; Chapter VIII Essen Spiel..

Outline:
1. Modern Board Games.
2. Opening Designed play.
3. Chapter I The deep ancestry.
4. Chapter II The Eurogame emergence.
5. Chapter III Klaus Teuber's Settlers.
6. Chapter IV Carcassonne, 2000.
7. Chapter V The deck-builder.
8. Chapter VI BoardGameGeek.
9. Chapter VII Spiel des Jahres.
10. Chapter VIII Essen Spiel.
11. Chapter IX The legacy game.
12. Chapter X The heavy euro.
13. Chapter XI Worker placement.
14. Chapter XII Pandemic and the cooperative game.
15. Chapter XIII Dungeons & Dragons.
16. Chapter XIV 5e and the renaissance.
17. Chapter XV Critical Role.
18. Chapter XVI Pathfinder.
19. Chapter XVII The indie RPG tradition.
20. Chapter XVIII The wargame tradition.
21. Chapter XIX Twilight Struggle.
22. Chapter XX Magic: The Gathering.
23. Chapter XXI The card-game family.
24. Chapter XXII The crowdfunding economy.
25. Chapter XXIII The boom years.
26. Chapter XXIV The designers.
27. Chapter XXV Twenty-five works.
28. Chapter XXVI Watch & read.
29. Chapter XXVII What the hobby is not.
30. Chapter XXVIII 2026.
31. Chapter XXIX The unfashionable case.
32. // end of deck

### Chess
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-chess
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-chess/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, chess

Two players, sixty-four squares, thirty-two pieces, perfect information, no chance. The deepest combinatorial structure ever absorbed into a popular pastime. Key sections include: Chess.; Opening The royal game.; Chapter I Origins.; Chapter II Shatranj.; Chapter III The slow European centuries.; Chapter IV The mad queen, 1475.; Chapter V Philidor and the pawns.; Chapter VI Staunton's pieces.; Chapter VII The first champion, 1886.; Chapter VIII Lasker, 1894–1921..

Outline:
1. Chess.
2. Opening The royal game.
3. Chapter I Origins.
4. Chapter II Shatranj.
5. Chapter III The slow European centuries.
6. Chapter IV The mad queen, 1475.
7. Chapter V Philidor and the pawns.
8. Chapter VI Staunton's pieces.
9. Chapter VII The first champion, 1886.
10. Chapter VIII Lasker, 1894–1921.
11. Chapter IX Capablanca's machine.
12. Chapter X Alekhine.
13. Chapter XI Botvinnik and the Soviet century.
14. Chapter XII Fischer–Spassky.
15. Chapter XIII Fischer afterward.
16. Chapter XIV Karpov.
17. Chapter XV Kasparov.
18. Chapter XVI The K-K rivalry.
19. Chapter XVII 1997, the machine.
20. Chapter XVIII The interregnum.
21. Chapter XIX Magnus.
22. Chapter XX Ding, Gukesh, and the new generation.
23. Chapter XXI Stockfish, Komodo, Leela.
24. Chapter XXII AlphaZero, 2017.
25. Chapter XXIII Opening theory and tablebases.
26. Chapter XXIV Chess.com and Lichess.
27. Chapter XXV 2020.
28. Chapter XXVI Twenty-five works.
29. Chapter XXVII Watch & read.
30. Chapter XXVIII What chess is for.
31. Chapter XXIX 2026.
32. // end of deck

### Climbing
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-climbing
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-climbing/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, climbing

Climbing is the discipline of moving over rock, ice, or built holds against gravity, with or without protection, alone or roped. The disciplines have separated; the underlying motion has not. Key sections include: Climb ing.; Opening Up.; Chapter I Before alpinism.; Chapter II Mont Blanc, 1786.; Chapter III Whymper, 1865.; Chapter IV Mallory and Everest.; Chapter V 1953.; Chapter VI The eight-thousanders.; Chapter VII The savage mountain.; Chapter VIII Messner..

Outline:
1. Climb ing.
2. Opening Up.
3. Chapter I Before alpinism.
4. Chapter II Mont Blanc, 1786.
5. Chapter III Whymper, 1865.
6. Chapter IV Mallory and Everest.
7. Chapter V 1953.
8. Chapter VI The eight-thousanders.
9. Chapter VII The savage mountain.
10. Chapter VIII Messner.
11. Chapter IX The Yosemite revolution.
12. Chapter X Bouldering.
13. Chapter XI The European sport-climbing turn.
14. Chapter XII Lynn Hill, 1993.
15. Chapter XIII Caldwell & Jorgeson, 2015.
16. Chapter XIV Free Solo, 2017.
17. Chapter XV Ondra.
18. Chapter XVI Hayes, 2017.
19. Chapter XVII Tokyo 2020.
20. Chapter XVIII Janja Garnbret.
21. Chapter XIX The gym boom.
22. Chapter XX Speed.
23. Chapter XXI The Sherpas.
24. Chapter XXII The Everest industry.
25. Chapter XXIII The hard alpine.
26. Chapter XXIV Twenty-five works.
27. Chapter XXV Watch & read.
28. Chapter XXVI The numbers.
29. Chapter XXVII 2026.
30. Chapter XXVIII Why people do it.
31. Chapter XXIX What comes.
32. // end of deck

### Cycling
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-cycling
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-cycling/llms.txt
Slides: 30
Tags: sports, cycling

Cycling is the rare sport whose foundational event was invented as a marketing scheme — and whose romance has survived every doping scandal, every commercial absurdity, every accusation that its heroes were chemists in lycra. Key sections include: Cycling. Le Tour.; Opening The bicycle as theatre.; Chapter I The bicycle, 1817–1890.; Chapter II Pierre Giffard, Henri Desgrange, and the 1903 Tour.; Chapter III The early Tours, 1903–1939.; Chapter IV Bartali and Coppi.; Chapter V Anquetil — the technician.; Chapter VI Eddy Merckx — the Cannibal.; Chapter VII Hinault — Le Blaireau.; Chapter VIII Greg LeMond, the American..

Outline:
1. Cycling. Le Tour.
2. Opening The bicycle as theatre.
3. Chapter I The bicycle, 1817–1890.
4. Chapter II Pierre Giffard, Henri Desgrange, and the 1903 Tour.
5. Chapter III The early Tours, 1903–1939.
6. Chapter IV Bartali and Coppi.
7. Chapter V Anquetil — the technician.
8. Chapter VI Eddy Merckx — the Cannibal.
9. Chapter VII Hinault — Le Blaireau.
10. Chapter VIII Greg LeMond, the American.
11. Chapter IX Indurain — the Spaniard.
12. Chapter X The Armstrong era and the doping reckoning.
13. Chapter XI The clean-up and the modern Tour.
14. Chapter XII The Giro d'Italia.
15. Chapter XIII The Vuelta a España.
16. Chapter XIV The Monuments — one-day classics.
17. Chapter XV Track cycling.
18. Chapter XVI Mountain biking.
19. Chapter XVII Cyclocross and gravel.
20. Chapter XVIII Women's cycling.
21. Chapter XIX Equipment and the watt obsession.
22. Chapter XX The peloton — tactics and team.
23. Chapter XXI The Pogačar phenomenon.
24. Chapter XXII Cycling at the Olympics.
25. Chapter XXIII The literature of cycling.
26. Chapter XXIV A reading shelf.
27. Chapter XXV Watch & read.
28. Chapter XXVI The future of cycling.
29. Chapter XXVII Why cycling.
30. Colophon · Vol. IX, Deck 12

### Esports
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-esports
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-esports/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, esports

Competitive play of videogames, organised at scale, watched as spectator entertainment, with prize money, sponsorships, and broadcast infrastructure that increasingly resembles traditional professional sport. Key sections include: E sports. _; /* opening */ What esports is.; /* chapter i */ Spacewar! at Stanford.; /* chapter ii */ Atari Space Invaders.; /* chapter iii */ QuakeCon and the LAN era.; /* chapter iv */ Korean StarCraft.; /* chapter v */ Lim Yo-hwan.; /* chapter vi */ Lee Young-ho.; /* chapter vii */ Twitch.; /* chapter viii */ League of Legends Worlds..

Outline:
1. E sports. _
2. /* opening */ What esports is.
3. /* chapter i */ Spacewar! at Stanford.
4. /* chapter ii */ Atari Space Invaders.
5. /* chapter iii */ QuakeCon and the LAN era.
6. /* chapter iv */ Korean StarCraft.
7. /* chapter v */ Lim Yo-hwan.
8. /* chapter vi */ Lee Young-ho.
9. /* chapter vii */ Twitch.
10. /* chapter viii */ League of Legends Worlds.
11. /* chapter ix */ Lee Sang-hyeok.
12. /* chapter x */ Counter-Strike.
13. /* chapter xi */ IEM Cologne and the offline circuit.
14. /* chapter xii */ Dota 2 and The International.
15. /* chapter xiii */ Fortnite World Cup.
16. /* chapter xiv */ Valorant.
17. /* chapter xv */ The investment wave.
18. /* chapter xvi */ The "esports winter".
19. /* chapter xvii */ The Esports World Cup.
20. /* chapter xviii */ Olympic Esports Games.
21. /* chapter xix */ College esports.
22. /* chapter xx */ The Overwatch League.
23. /* chapter xxi */ Player conditions.
24. /* chapter xxii */ Who watches.
25. /* chapter xxiii */ The fighting game community.
26. /* chapter xxiv */ Mobile esports.
27. /* chapter xxv */ Twenty-five works.
28. /* chapter xxvi */ Watch & read.
29. /* chapter xxvii */ The shape of the thing.
30. /* chapter xxviii */ What is unsettled.
31. /* chapter xxix */ 2026.
32. // end of deck

### Football (Soccer)
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-football-soccer
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-football-soccer/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, football, soccer

No other sport is even close. Cricket has India; American football has America; football has everywhere — Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, the diaspora. The 2022 Qatar World Cup final drew an estimated 1.5 billion viewers. Key sections include: Football (Soccer).; Opening The world's game.; Chapter I Medieval folk football.; Chapter II The Football Association.; Chapter III The professional turn.; Chapter IV The first World Cup.; Chapter V The Maracanã, 1950.; Chapter VI Hungary, 1953.; Chapter VII The 1958 World Cup.; Chapter VIII Cruyff and Ajax..

Outline:
1. Football (Soccer).
2. Opening The world's game.
3. Chapter I Medieval folk football.
4. Chapter II The Football Association.
5. Chapter III The professional turn.
6. Chapter IV The first World Cup.
7. Chapter V The Maracanã, 1950.
8. Chapter VI Hungary, 1953.
9. Chapter VII The 1958 World Cup.
10. Chapter VIII Cruyff and Ajax.
11. Chapter IX The greatest team.
12. Chapter X Mexico, 1986.
13. Chapter XI Heysel and Hillsborough.
14. Chapter XII The ruling that broke the market.
15. Chapter XIII The European super-tournament.
16. Chapter XIV Spain, 2008–2014.
17. Chapter XV The fifteen-year duopoly.
18. Chapter XVI The tactical revolution.
19. Chapter XVII The counter to possession.
20. Chapter XVIII The English economic engine.
21. Chapter XIX The USWNT and the global rise.
22. Chapter XX The political winger.
23. Chapter XXI The November World Cup.
24. Chapter XXII Messi's World Cup.
25. Chapter XXIII Sportswashing and the Gulf.
26. Chapter XXIV The 48-team World Cup.
27. Chapter XXV The football economy.
28. Chapter XXVI What the players make.
29. Chapter XXVII Twenty-five works.
30. Chapter XXVIII Watch & read.
31. Chapter XXIX Why football wins.
32. The end of the deck.

### Martial Arts
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-martial-arts
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-martial-arts/llms.txt
Slides: 30
Tags: sports, martial, arts

"Martial arts" is a 19th-century English translation of 武術 (bujutsu) — the technical fighting skills of Japan's warrior class — but the term has come to cover an enormous family of unarmed and weapon traditions across East Asia, with later branches in Brazil, Russia, France, and the United States. Key sections include: Martial Arts.; Opening What we mean by martial arts.; Chapter I Shaolin and the Chinese arts.; Chapter II Karate — Okinawa to the world.; Chapter III Judo and Kano.; Chapter IV Jiu-jitsu — the ancestor.; Chapter V Taekwondo — Korea after 1945.; Chapter VI Muay Thai and the Southeast Asian arts.; Chapter VII Bruce Lee.; Chapter VIII Hong Kong cinema and the kung fu film..

Outline:
1. Martial Arts.
2. Opening What we mean by martial arts.
3. Chapter I Shaolin and the Chinese arts.
4. Chapter II Karate — Okinawa to the world.
5. Chapter III Judo and Kano.
6. Chapter IV Jiu-jitsu — the ancestor.
7. Chapter V Taekwondo — Korea after 1945.
8. Chapter VI Muay Thai and the Southeast Asian arts.
9. Chapter VII Bruce Lee.
10. Chapter VIII Hong Kong cinema and the kung fu film.
11. Chapter IX The Gracie family and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
12. Chapter X The UFC and the birth of MMA.
13. Chapter XI The modern MMA synthesis.
14. Chapter XII Sambo and Russian grappling.
15. Chapter XIII Aikido — the philosophical art.
16. Chapter XIV Boxing — Western and kickboxing.
17. Chapter XV Olympic combat sports.
18. Chapter XVI Sumo.
19. Chapter XVII Capoeira and other syncretic arts.
20. Chapter XVIII The weapons arts.
21. Chapter XIX The philosophical strain.
22. Chapter XX Tai chi and the internal arts.
23. Chapter XXI Women in martial arts.
24. Chapter XXII How a martial art is trained.
25. Chapter XXIII The dojo and its etiquette.
26. Chapter XXIV A reading shelf.
27. Chapter XXV Watch & read.
28. Chapter XXVI Where the field stands.
29. Chapter XXVII Why train?
30. Colophon · Vol. IX, Deck 13

### Motorsport
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-motorsport
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-motorsport/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, motorsport

Motorsport is the wager that the next iteration of the engineering — engine, chassis, tyre, aerodynamics, driver — can shave seconds off a previous lap, in a public theatre, for stakes that include money, championship points, and lives. Key sections include: Motor sport.; Opening Going faster.; Chapter I Paris–Rouen, 1894.; Chapter II The Indianapolis 500.; Chapter III The pre-war Grand Prix era.; Chapter IV The 24 Hours.; Chapter V The 1955 Le Mans disaster.; Chapter VI Formula 1, 1950.; Chapter VII Fangio.; Chapter VIII Moss and Clark..

Outline:
1. Motor sport.
2. Opening Going faster.
3. Chapter I Paris–Rouen, 1894.
4. Chapter II The Indianapolis 500.
5. Chapter III The pre-war Grand Prix era.
6. Chapter IV The 24 Hours.
7. Chapter V The 1955 Le Mans disaster.
8. Chapter VI Formula 1, 1950.
9. Chapter VII Fangio.
10. Chapter VIII Moss and Clark.
11. Chapter IX Jackie Stewart and safety.
12. Chapter X Lauda's crash.
13. Chapter XI Senna.
14. Chapter XII Senna v Prost.
15. Chapter XIII Schumacher.
16. Chapter XIV The Schumacher-Häkkinen rivalry.
17. Chapter XV Vettel and Red Bull's first dynasty.
18. Chapter XVI Hamilton.
19. Chapter XVII Verstappen.
20. Chapter XVIII The Netflix effect.
21. Chapter XIX IndyCar.
22. Chapter XX NASCAR.
23. Chapter XXI MotoGP.
24. Chapter XXII Rally and Group B.
25. Chapter XXIII The Dakar.
26. Chapter XXIV Electric and hybrid.
27. Chapter XXV Twenty-five works.
28. Chapter XXVI Watch & read.
29. Chapter XXVII The fatality count.
30. Chapter XXVIII The Triple Crown.
31. Chapter XXIX 2026.
32. // END OF DECK

### The Olympics
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-olympics
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-olympics/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, olympics

The Olympics are the only event in human civic life that brings together every nation on the planet on a fixed schedule for two weeks. The 2024 Paris Games included athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees plus the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. No United Nations summit, no World Bank meeting, no global cultural festival approaches that scope. Key sections include: The Olym pic s.; Opening The four-year theatre.; Chapter I Olympia, 776 BCE.; Chapter II The first modern games.; Chapter III The chaotic second.; Chapter IV The post-war reset.; Chapter V Jesse Owens.; Chapter VI The London austerity games.; Chapter VII The Soviet entry.; Chapter VIII The Black Power salute..

Outline:
1. The Olym pic s.
2. Opening The four-year theatre.
3. Chapter I Olympia, 776 BCE.
4. Chapter II The first modern games.
5. Chapter III The chaotic second.
6. Chapter IV The post-war reset.
7. Chapter V Jesse Owens.
8. Chapter VI The London austerity games.
9. Chapter VII The Soviet entry.
10. Chapter VIII The Black Power salute.
11. Chapter IX The massacre.
12. Chapter X The financial cautionary tale.
13. Chapter XI 1980 Moscow, 1984 LA.
14. Chapter XII Ben Johnson and the doping era.
15. Chapter XIII Dream Team and the post-Cold War games.
16. Chapter XIV The centennial.
17. Chapter XV The best-organised modern Games.
18. Chapter XVI The home-coming Games.
19. Chapter XVII The state-power demonstration.
20. Chapter XVIII The legacy games.
21. Chapter XIX Russian doping, exposed.
22. Chapter XX The South American debut.
23. Chapter XXI The pandemic Games.
24. Chapter XXII The Seine opening.
25. Chapter XXIII The next host.
26. Chapter XXIV The smaller Olympics.
27. Chapter XXV The parallel movement.
28. Chapter XXVI The chemical history.
29. Chapter XXVII The host-city trap.
30. Chapter XXVIII Twenty-five works.
31. Chapter XXIX Watch & read.
32. The end of the deck.

### Swim
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-swimming
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-swimming/llms.txt
Slides: 30
Tags: sports, swimming

Swimming is the cleanest test of human propulsion in fluid. No equipment beyond a suit, cap, and goggles. The water is the same in Sydney as in Indianapolis. The differences are inside the body and the technique. Key sections include: Swim ming.; Opening What swimming is.; Chapter I Antiquity and the moderns.; Chapter II The fastest stroke.; Chapter III Inverted crawl.; Chapter IV The slowest stroke.; Chapter V Born from breaststroke.; Chapter VI All four.; Chapter VII The greatest.; Chapter VIII The distance dominator..

Outline:
1. Swim ming.
2. Opening What swimming is.
3. Chapter I Antiquity and the moderns.
4. Chapter II The fastest stroke.
5. Chapter III Inverted crawl.
6. Chapter IV The slowest stroke.
7. Chapter V Born from breaststroke.
8. Chapter VI All four.
9. Chapter VII The greatest.
10. Chapter VIII The distance dominator.
11. Chapter IX Spitz, Thorpe, Coughlin.
12. Chapter X The grinder's sport.
13. Chapter XI Drag and propulsion.
14. Chapter XII Suits and pool design.
15. Chapter XIII The other discipline.
16. Chapter XIV The sport's recurring crisis.
17. Chapter XV The progression.
18. Chapter XVI The architects.
19. Chapter XVII Where the medals come from.
20. Chapter XVIII The minimal gear.
21. Chapter XIX The longest-living athletes.
22. Chapter XX Where the sport is going.
23. Chapter XXI Twenty-five works.
24. Chapter XXII Watch & read.
25. Chapter XXIII If you want to learn it.
26. Chapter XXIV Why it matters.
27. Chapter XXV The next decade.
28. Addendum Glossary of swimming terms.
29. Addendum Frequently asked questions.
30. The end of the deck.

### Tennis
URL: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-tennis
LLM text: https://shipslides.com/d/sports-tennis/llms.txt
Slides: 32
Tags: sports, tennis

Tennis grew up in monasteries and royal courts; it has never quite shed the manners. Wimbledon's all-white dress code, Roland Garros's red clay, the curtsies and titles and "quiet please" — the sport carries its history more visibly than any of the others in this volume. Key sections include: Tennis.; Opening The most aristocratic of the major sports.; Chapter I Jeu de paume to lawn.; Chapter II The first championship.; Chapter III Four tournaments.; Chapter IV "Big Bill" Tilden.; Chapter V Suzanne Lenglen.; Chapter VI The first Grand Slam.; Chapter VII Amateurs and professionals reunite.; Chapter VIII Two Grand Slams..

Outline:
1. Tennis.
2. Opening The most aristocratic of the major sports.
3. Chapter I Jeu de paume to lawn.
4. Chapter II The first championship.
5. Chapter III Four tournaments.
6. Chapter IV "Big Bill" Tilden.
7. Chapter V Suzanne Lenglen.
8. Chapter VI The first Grand Slam.
9. Chapter VII Amateurs and professionals reunite.
10. Chapter VIII Two Grand Slams.
11. Chapter IX Battle of the Sexes.
12. Chapter X The women's tour.
13. Chapter XI The 1980 Wimbledon final.
14. Chapter XII The Golden Slam.
15. Chapter XIII The 1990s American men.
16. Chapter XIV Compton to Wimbledon.
17. Chapter XV The 23 majors.
18. Chapter XVI The aesthetic.
19. Chapter XVII The clay-court emperor.
20. Chapter XVIII 24 and counting.
21. Chapter XIX The twenty-year occupation.
22. Chapter XX Grass, clay, hard.
23. Chapter XXI The other tour.
24. Chapter XXII The next-gen takeover.
25. Chapter XXIII The current women's number one.
26. Chapter XXIV The integrity question.
27. Chapter XXV Player labour.
28. Chapter XXVI Twenty-five works.
29. Chapter XXVII Watch & read.
30. Chapter XXVIII Resources.
31. Chapter XXIX Why tennis matters.
32. The end of the deck.