Even those not convinced that andre agassi was the best tennis. He is generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. If theres one thing andre agassi wants you to know about the game of tennis, its that he hates it. We have two children, a son and daughter, five and three. Agassi brings a nearphotographic memory to every pivotal match and every relationship. Andre agassi often says in open that tennis is a lonely game. You really get an insight into the world of tennis and him as a person. Andre agassi talks to cnns open court about retirement, novak djokovic and serena williams. An autobiography kindle edition by andre agassi author visit amazons andre agassi page. After turning pro at the age of 16, tennis prodigy andre agassi rose to international fame, earning 60 mens singles titles, including eight grand slam singles championships, over a 20year career.
Would love to know how he is doing now as i really got dragged into his life. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twentytwo agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth. Available is a signed 1st ed1st prtg stated first edition of open by tennis champion andre agassi. He is a retired american professional tennis player and former world no.
Pdf open book by andre agassi free download 388 pages. What i got was an open athlete who has told his life as it was. My fav tennis player growing up, enjoyed watching you so many time at rolland garros even though you hated clay. Agassi made a debut befitting his flamboyant reputation in melbourne in 1995. I found one of the most open, honest biographies i have ever read. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. From andre agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of t. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. After reading this book, all you feel like saying is. Despite their incredible joint fame, the life andre agassi enjoys with his wife. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by andre agassi. Bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily, agassis is one of the most passionately antisports books ever. Of course, you have to accept that it is not actually written by andre agassi, but j.
In singles, agassi is an eighttime grand slam champion and a 1996 olympic gold medalist, as well as being a runnerup in seven other grand slam tournaments. The excerpt explores all kinds of family relationships. The 15yearold son of andre agassi and steffi graf announced on instagram that he had committed to play baseball at southern california. The main theme of the excerpt open by andre agassi is the relationship between generations. Moehringer, the author of a tender bar and a pulitzer prize winner for his writing was a coauthor of this autobiography.
We are very happy andre agassi reveals the secret to his 17year. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships. In his powerful autobiography, open, tennis legend andre agassi shows us that the language of tennis is much akin to the language of lifeadvantage, service, fault, love. An autobiography by andre agassi, paperback barnes. That is the takeaway from his new autobiography, open, where he states on page one and throughout the book how much he loathes the game. Andre agassi talks to about his autobiography, open. Never before has the inner game of tennis and the outer game of fame been so precisely limned. Son of andre agassi and steffi graf commits to usc baseball.
I was recommended this book as one of the best autobiographies ever written. By the end of the book, agassi still wont cop to actually liking tennisbut the emotional pain of leaving the court for the. Andre agassi was adored by australian fans and the australian open proved to be a happy hunting ground for the american. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twentytwo agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the games highest honors. Among andre agassi s impressive accomplishments 8time grand slam winner, olympic gold medalist, nearly 800 career wins we can now add author to his list of accomplishments.
We live in las vegas, nevada, but currently reside in a suite at the four seasons hotel in new york city, because im playing in the 2006 u. Andre agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. This book would be an anodyne to everyone except andre s father and nick bolliterri. All of a sudden, tennis gave me my school, it gave me my wife steffi graf. Andre agassi insists he has no regrets over book controversy. R moehringer who converts their tapes into this book. That was a bigger shocker to me than the salacious fact that he was on crystal methfor a period of time. Just finished the book, it was hard to put it down. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Theyre the former tennis legends who have been married for 17 years.
The author has warmly inscribedsigned on title page. His animosity for the sport comes as no surprise given his early immersion in it. If there is a hero in this book, it is trainermentorguru gil reyes, who, along with coach brad. This is what steffi graf and andre agassi look like after. Andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. An autobiography by andre agassi bookforum magazine. The book is not controversial or is biased in anyway in andre s recounting of his life. The andre agassi foundation set out on a mission to open a school to give kids in his. But the writing of this autobiography was a team sport. Soon after his divorce in 1999, agassi began wooing steffi graf. Its safe to say that its remained that way 15 years after they got married. From andre agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Ultimately, andre does in this book what he does in life.
He was at the centre of the rod laver arena flood drama, his semifinal against aaron krickstein interrupted as rainwater poured down from the. A prodigious appellation for the books title as it is a double entendre implying a grand slam open in tennis and also andre being open about his life. Steffi graf and andre agassi reveal secret to their strong married life. The main characters of this non fiction, autobiography story are andre agassi. Amid andre agassis selfserving revelations about drugs and his rivals, geoff dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game of tennis geoff dyer sat. Its his words, every single one of them in this book, and agassi demonstrates a true gift for prose and pace. When i picked up this book the name open suggested andre will discuss about his prolong tennis career, his rivalry with pete sampras and many nail biting matches at the 4 grand slams or the opens, but from the first page till the end it was more about agassis fight with his inner self, his projection to the outer world and how wins through. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andre agassi has said he has no regrets about baring the details of his life in his recently published memoirs and his use of crystal meth, adding that his wife steffi graf was proud of him in. Fabulous book about a person i didnt know much about.
Those intrigued by agassis personal life will relish the accounts of his significant romantic liaisons, particularly his obsession with and eventual wooing of current wife, steffi graf, and his team mentality in building a close support network. With unflinching honesty, agassi reveals that his seemingly charmed life as a tennis giant was one he deeply hated. Andre agassi is one of the greatest tennis players of all time he has 8 grand slam titles and a gold medal in the olympics in 1996 in atlanta. In an interview to repubblica, the eighttime grand slam winner andre agassi commented on his wedding with steffi graf. He lives in las vegas with his wife, stefanie graf, and their two children. The only thing that seemed to change was how they look especially how agassi looks. And on sunday, andre agassi and stefanie steffi graf revealed details of. Andre agassi and stefanie graf reveal their approach to. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp.
The first breaking story out of the book was your use of crystal meth in 1997. There cant have been a bigger power couple in the sports world than steffi graf and andre agassi. The more arresting news is that open is one of the most passionately antisports books. Steffi graf and andre agassi reveal secret to their strong. Andre agassi looks world apart from his time as tennis golden boy while steffi graf looks incredible the couple, who married in 2001, were once both the world no. Andre agassi has written a tellall book about his life in tennis. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 388 pages and is available in hardcover format. Open by andre agassi, 9780007281435, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Soon after his divorce in 1999, agassi began wooing steffi graf, another former tennis prodigy, who, agassi says, loathed the game as much as he did but surpassed him in disciplined, competitive fury.
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