Name: Open: An Autobiography
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Author: Andre Agassi
ISBN: 9780007281435

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Physical Book

Author

Andre Agassi

Publisher

Harper Collins Publ. Uk

Synopsis "Open: An Autobiography"

Open an autobiography. 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 thirteen, banished to a Florida tennis camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. And yet, despite his raw talent, he struggles early on. After stumbling in three Grand Slam finals, Agassi shocks the world, and himself, by capturing the 1992 Wimbledon. Overnight he becomes a fan favorite and a media target. Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match, and every public relationship. 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. Finally, he recounts his spectacular resurrection and his march to become the oldest man ever ranked number one. 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.

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Jugó al tenis profesionalmente desde 1986 hasta 2006. Ocupó con frecuencia el primer puesto del ranking y ganó ocho torneos de Grand Slam. Creó la Andre Agassi Foundation y la Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, una elogiada escuela para niños con pocos recursos en su ciudad natal, Las Vegas, donde vive con su mujer, Stefanie Graf, y sus dos hijos.

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