Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life
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"Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life" is a memoir by professional tennis player James Blake recounting his career, personal hardships, and eventual comeback on and off the court.
All labels observed (2)
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| Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life canonical | 4 |
| How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10033825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life Context triple: [James Blake, authorOf, Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life]
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A.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
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B.
Relentless: A Memoir
Relentless: A Memoir is the autobiographical book by NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman, chronicling his underdog journey, career challenges, and Super Bowl successes with the New England Patriots.
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C.
Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds
"Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds" is an autobiographical book by NFL quarterback Nick Foles that chronicles his personal and professional challenges, faith, and improbable Super Bowl triumph.
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D.
Starting Over (memoir)
"Starting Over" is La Toya Jackson’s candid memoir recounting her experiences with family, fame, abuse, and personal reinvention.
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E.
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life is the autobiography of Queen Noor of Jordan, recounting her personal journey from American-born Lisa Halaby to queen, and offering an insider’s perspective on Jordanian history, Middle Eastern politics, and humanitarian issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life Target entity description: "Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life" is a memoir by professional tennis player James Blake recounting his career, personal hardships, and eventual comeback on and off the court.
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A.
My Climb Out of Darkness
My Climb Out of Darkness is the subtitle of Karen Armstrong’s memoir "The Spiral Staircase," in which she recounts her journey from life as a Catholic nun through mental illness and spiritual crisis to a renewed, more expansive faith.
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B.
Relentless: A Memoir
Relentless: A Memoir is the autobiographical book by NFL wide receiver Julian Edelman, chronicling his underdog journey, career challenges, and Super Bowl successes with the New England Patriots.
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C.
Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds
"Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds" is an autobiographical book by NFL quarterback Nick Foles that chronicles his personal and professional challenges, faith, and improbable Super Bowl triumph.
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D.
Starting Over (memoir)
"Starting Over" is La Toya Jackson’s candid memoir recounting her experiences with family, fame, abuse, and personal reinvention.
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E.
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life is the autobiography of Queen Noor of Jordan, recounting her personal journey from American-born Lisa Halaby to queen, and offering an insider’s perspective on Jordanian history, Middle Eastern politics, and humanitarian issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | James Blake ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
James Blake's comeback
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James Blake's personal hardships ⓘ James Blake's tennis career ⓘ |
| featuresPerson | James Blake ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
family and personal loss
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overcoming adversity ⓘ professional sports pressure ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
sports memoir ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
James Blake
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professional tennis ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| setting |
ATP professional tennis tour
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linked to:
ATP Tour
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| subjectArea |
personal development
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sports psychology ⓘ tennis ⓘ |
| theme |
comeback
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coping with illness in the family ⓘ coping with injury ⓘ identity beyond sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life Description of subject: "Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life" is a memoir by professional tennis player James Blake recounting his career, personal hardships, and eventual comeback on and off the court.
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subject linked to:
James Blake (tennis player)
subject linked to:
James Blake (tennis player)
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