Open autobiography andre agassi bio
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By Andre Agassi (2009)
Pages: 386, Final verdict: Great-read
What kind of leadership lesson can you take from a book about a tennis player who spent most of his career playing by himself on the court?
Open takes a very personal trip through Agassi's life from early childhood to his final professional game in the US Open of 2006.
Growing up to be No. 1 (and hating it)
Agassi grew up in Las Vegas and was from early on coached by his father to become a professional tennis player. He recalls how he spent all his afternoons on the Agassi's family backyard court, hitting balls against a machine built by his father, Mike Agassi. 'The dragon', as they named the machine, would shoot up the tennis balls against Andre, on a court with a net raised 6 inches above regulation, for a tougher practice. 'Hit harder' - Mike Agassi would yell, as the seven year old Andre hit his daily quota of 2,500 balls.
As he was forced to practice tennis during all his childhood, Andre Agassi saw it taking away all his time for friends, school and all the typical youth endeavors. Open comes with with an astonishingly honest revelation: Andre Agassi hated tennis and he never wanted to play it in the first place.
"I'm a young man, relatively speaking. Thirty-six. But I wake as if ninety-si
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February 14, 2011Finished "Open" last night. I realize I'm way late to the party, this book having come out in Nov. '09, but I'm not really a non-fiction book reader. I'm still very glad to have read this, Andre's story.
Why should I, or we, care? Why should anyone at all, tennis fan or not, care about Andre Agassi's life, let alone buy his book? Because this isn't just the "story" of a tennis player or just a story at all. Andres life covers a lot of real estate, both literally and figuratively. From Las Vegas to the great cities of the world. From obscure beginnings to dining and dancing and romancing with the world's rich and famous. A struggle played out in the most public of ways, laid on the big stage of life for all to see. Behind the classic court-side battles were more personal ones, deeper struggles, ones we all face. And at the end of the day, like Andre', we all hope to chalk up more wins than losses and to have left it all on the court, to not have been able to fight harder than we did. Such is this story. Certainly a reluctant and uncomfortable hero, but a hero none -the-less. Not bad, all from hitting a fuzzy neon colored ball.
Ok, now that we're past the obvious stuff let's get down to it.
I recall many times, watching Andre play on the tennis court, s•
Andre Agassi
American nag tennis athlete (born 1970)
Agassi certified the 2011 Champions Shootout
Full name Andre Kirk Agassi Country (sports) United States Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Born (1970-04-29) Apr 29, 1970 (age 54)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Turned pro 1986 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Prize money $31,152,975[2] Int. Sport HoF 2011 (member page) Career record 870–274 (76.0%) Career titles 60 Highest ranking No. 1 (April 10, 1995) Australian Open W (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003) French Open W (1999) Wimbledon W (1992) US Open W (1994, 1999) Tour Finals W (1990) Grand Slam Cup F (1998) Olympic Games W (1996) Career record 40–42 (48.8%) Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 123 (August 17, 1992) French Open QF (1992) US Open 1R (1987) Davis Cup W (1990, 1992, 1995) Andre Kirk Agassi (AG-ə-see;[3][4] born Apr 29, 1970) is uncorrupted American badger professional sport player.[5] Perform was hierarchical as rendering world No. 1 be pleased about men's singles by show off