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Open: An Autobiography - Andre Agassi
Open: An Autobiography
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERFar more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the... show more
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERFar more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and—described in haunting, point-by-point detail—the highs and lows of his celebrated career.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780307388407 (0307388409)
ASIN: 307388409
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it
4.0 Does He Really Hate Tennis?
I don’t play or follow tennis, and neither does the friend who recommended Andre Agassi’s memoir. I may never fully understand people like his tennis-obsessed father, but the life of a player makes more sense to me now, and this intense story gave me insights into the mindset of a competitive athlet...
A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books
A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books rated it
3.0 Open
I have had this on my "mildly interested" list for a few years now, and after reading it, I remain mildly interested. It is, as advertised, better written than most sports autobiographies, and this is doubtless partly because the ghost writer managed actually to prod or extract a fair bit of emotion...
Stories2358
Stories2358 rated it
5.0 Open. La mia storia
Stories Blog Review: http://storiesbooksandmovies.blogspot.it/2014/02/open-andre-agassi.html“Vantaggio, servizio, errore, break, love (zero), gli elementi basilari del tennis sono quelli dell’esistenza quotidiana, perché ogni match è una vita in miniatura.”Per più di venti anni ha corso, attaccato g...
Papermate
Papermate rated it
3.5 The Tension of Tennis
This is a fascinating look into the world of professional tennis. I don't follow a lot of sport, but Andre Agassi has always interested me as a man of surprises, The title of the book - OPEN - is a description of the way the story is told - Agassi certainly seems to hold nothing back, telling the s...
Sad Books Say So Much
Sad Books Say So Much rated it
4.0
Read in 2011 We're always told, "Follow your bliss. Do what you love". Andre Agassi spent decades doing what he hated most, with results that often surpassed his level of emotional engagement. That's what makes this book an inspiration.
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