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  • The Autobiography
  • By: Andre Agassi
  • Narrated by: Erik Davies
  • Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (680 ratings)

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By: Andre Agassi
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He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game.

Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of balls a day while still in grade school, Agassi resented the constant pressure even as he drove himself to become a prodigy, an inner conflict that would define him. Now, in his beautiful, haunting autobiography, Agassi tells the story of a life framed by such conflicts.

Agassi makes us feel his panic as an undersized seven-year-old in Las Vegas, practicing all day under the obsessive gaze of his violent father. We see him at 13, banished to a Florida tennis camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. By the time he turns pro at 16, his new look promises to change tennis forever, as does his lightning fast return.

And yet, despite his raw talent, he struggles early on. We feel his confusion as he loses to the world's best, and his greater confusion as he starts to win. After stumbling in three Grand Slam finals, Agassi shocks the world, and himself, by capturing the 1992 Wimbledon.

Alongside vivid portraits of rivals, Agassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with Barbra Streisand and his doomed marriage to Brooke Shields. He reveals the depression that shatters his confidence, and the mistake that nearly costs him everything.

In clear, taut prose, Agassi evokes his loyal brother, his wise coach, his gentle trainer, all the people who help him regain his balance and find love at last with Stefanie Graf.

With its breakneck tempo and raw candor, Open will be read and cherished for years. A treat for ardent fans, it will also captivate readers who know nothing about tennis. Like Agassi's game, it sets a new standard for grace, style, speed and power.

©2009 Harper Collins (P)2009 Harper Collins

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great book. you really get to know Andre Agassi

love the book. You get to know him on personal level. And how hard he has to work to get to where he is. highly recommend it

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Awesome but I wanted more!

The book was great, well written, captivating. My only qualm is that it was too short. Too short because I didn't want it to end.

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I did not want it to end

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The emotion, his thoughts that went through his mind before and after a game and the complete honesty made it so interesting.
Great great story and a completely different Andre than that which we saw and respected as a tennis player.

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Brilliant Book!

One of my favourite sporting biographies ever! Just read it! Open, frank and truly honest.

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Good. Not Great

A good listen for a sporting enthusiast. Thought it was missing some key elements of his life I thought would be shared.

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Agassi tennis legend

Amazing biography from Andre Agassi of his highs and lows about tennis and life.
I might purchase the book for the full story

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Amazing book

It was such a pleasure and inspiration to listen to. It’s also quite funny. I would recommend to everyone.

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finding purpose

An interesting story about Agassi finding purpose through giving and process. I didn't know about the hair either.

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Great read, such honest and deep insights

Certainly a book that lifts the lid and wig one one of the greats of tennis. Helps me also have some more perspective on the current crop of bad boy Aussie players a little.

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Thrilling

So open and truthful! Loved it! Awesome read and insight to his world of tennis.

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