Open: An Autobiography
by:
Andre Agassi (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780007281428 (0007281420)
Publish date: July 1st 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 388
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
Adult,
Coming Of Age,
Biography Memoir,
Sports And Games,
Sports
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
11 years ago
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