The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 388 pages and is available in hardcover format. I found one of the most open, honest biographies i have ever read. Amid andre agassi s selfserving revelations about drugs and views on his rivals, geoff dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by andre agassi. Pete sampras would like a sitdown with longtime american rival. An autobiography by andre agassi, paperback barnes. An autobiography, which can be purchased at a lower price at.
Oct 08, 2019 andre agassi is a retired professional tennis player best known for his strong, smart playing style, which helped him win numerous championships throughout the 1990s. As andre agassi walks onto the stage, i see a man that looks as though he has fought many battles. Among andre agassis impressive accomplishments 8time grand slam winner, olympic gold medalist, nearly 800 career wins we can now add author to his list of accomplishments. Carrie battan on andre agassis memoir, open, which sheds light on star tennis players and the celebrityindustrial complex. Andre agassi has admitted that hes hated tennis throughout his career but still became one of the most successful and charismatic people ever to play the game. The book was widely hailed as a landmark entry in the arena of athletes self. 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. Andre agassi has written a tellall book about his life in tennis. He also compiled one of the best records ever by an american in the davis cup. This book gave me goosebumps a number of times, no other book has ever made me feel like that. The most intriguing, or amusing, thing about brooke shields new autobiography, there was a little girl, may be how she and andre agassi fell in.
Pdf open book by andre agassi free download 388 pages. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships, tying him for seventh on the alltime list, and hes the only man to win a career golden slam all four grand slam. More than six years after it came out, brooke shields is still having her fun with andre agassis autobiography, open. During its press run, agassi foregrounded his relationship with his. An autobiography by andre agassi reading guidebook.
How to be good at something you hate open andre agassi. O, the oprah magazine hardwon selfknowledge irradiates almost every page of open. 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. This lively, revealing, and entertaining book is certain to roil the tennis world and make a big splash beyond. Booktopia has open, an autobiography by andre agassi. Agassi brings a nearphotographic memory to every pivotal match and every relationship.
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. In an interview to repubblica, the eighttime grand slam winner andre agassi commented on his wedding with steffi graf. Amid andre agassis selfserving revelations about drugs and views on his rivals, geoff dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game. What i got was an open athlete who has told his life as it was. Nov 22, 2009 even those not convinced that andre agassi was the best tennis player of his time will readily admit he outdid all others in attracting attention, beginning in the 1980s, when he was a teenage. This book is beautifully written and is perfect in audio format, so if you are looking to spend your next credit on audible, i recommend this. The first chapter tells of his match at age 10 with jeff tarango who also later became a touring pro, controversial for his bad temper. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of. Feb 23, 2016 andre agassi has admitted that hes hated tennis throughout his career but still became one of the most successful and charismatic people ever to play the game.
Sep 06, 2019 carrie battan on andre agassis memoir, open, which sheds light on star tennis players and the celebrityindustrial complex. The theme of the book is, in fact, agassis overwhelming. Agassi is a someone who you can learn just as much from his mistakes and weaknesses, as you can his strengths. Brooke shields addresses andre agassi honestly in new book. Nov 09, 2009 andre agassi often says in open that tennis is a lonely game. The american learns from his wife on a daily basis. Andre kirk agassi is now a retired professional tennis player and former world no.
Apr 10, 2019 in an interview to repubblica, the eighttime grand slam winner andre agassi commented on his wedding with steffi graf. Andre agassi said a pretty horrible thing to brooke shields in the middle of their nasty divorce back in the day. That was a bigger shocker to me than the salacious fact that he was on crystal methfor a period of time. Andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships, tying him for seventh on the alltime list, and hes the only man to win a career golden slam all four grand slam singles titles plus the olympic gold medal. I saw very little of andre agassi as i was growing up, but his story is one for the ages. Agassis style is open, all right, and his book, like so many of his tennis games, is a clear winner. Moehringer, the author of a tender bar and a pulitzer prize winner for his writing was a coauthor of this autobiography. Nov 17, 2014 the most intriguing, or amusing, thing about brooke shields new autobiography, there was a little girl, may be how she and andre agassi fell in love.
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. Nov, 2014 subscribe now for instant access to our exclusive people cover story and excerpt from her new book. We have two children, a son and daughter, five and three. Sep 21, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of andre agassi books online. With the score tied 44 in the third set tiebreaker, agassi hits a backhand winner thats three feet inside the lines. Open an autobiography by andre agassi reading guidebook club. Even those not convinced that andre agassi was the best tennis player of his time will readily admit he outdid all others in attracting attention, beginning in the 1980s, when he was a teenage. Forbes, san francisco chronicle, the washington post far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life.
Andre agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. 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. It had everything, a lifetime of experiences and the story about how experiences shaped andre agassis character the man who hated tennis. Nov 07, 2009 amid andre agassi s selfserving revelations about drugs and views on his rivals, geoff dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game. Andre agassi books list of books by author andre agassi. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. From andre agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of t. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andre agassi books online. Andre agassi v pete sampras australian open 2000 semifinal. Quotations by andre agassi, american athlete, born april 29, 1970.
Agassi basks in his own spotlight the new york times. Sampras disappointed by remarks in agassis book fox sports. Subscribe now for instant access to our exclusive people cover story and excerpt from her new book. The theme of the book is, in fact, agassis overwhelming disdain for tennis. This is an animated book summary video of open by andre agassi. A new york times notable book one of the best books of the year. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game.
Not just a firstrate sports memoir but a genuine bildungsroman, darkly funny yet also anguished and soulful. But the writing of this autobiography was a team sport. The new york times 100 notable books of 2009 andre agassi s memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game. Revisiting open, andre agassis classic memoir about the. Carrie battan on andre agassi s memoir, open, which sheds light on star tennis players and the celebrityindustrial complex. First scandal in agassi book jeff tarango cheated him at. Its his words, every single one of them in this book, and agassi demonstrates a true gift for prose and pace. The main characters of this non fiction, autobiography story are andre agassi. Agassi describes more of his memorable experiences and juvenile pranks with roddy in his book open. Bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily, andre agassis is one of the most passionately antisports books ever written by a superstar athlete. Andre agassi insists he has no regrets over book controversy. By sharing an unvarnished, at times inspiring story in an arresting, muscular style, agassi may have just penned one of the best sports autobiographies of all time. Andre agassi is a retired professional tennis player best known for his strong, smart playing style, which helped him win numerous championships throughout the 1990s.
He and brooke shields who i have always had a secret crush on. What i got was an open athlete who has told his life as it. Jan 17, 2016 more than six years after it came out, brooke shields is still having her fun with andre agassis autobiography, open. At the age of, agassi was sent to nick bollettieris. I got the new agassi book and have now read the first chapter. 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. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships. Aug 10, 2010 andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Brooke shields threw shade at her exhusband, tennis champion andre agassi, while discussing his wildly successful 2009 memoir, open. Open, an autobiography by andre agassi 9780007281435.
Sep 21, 2011 andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Andre agassi on david letterman complete 12 youtube. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Agassis incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. Open an autobiography by andre agassi reading guidebook. Agassi s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. Nov, 2009 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. Andre agassi away from the tennis court to discuss agassis harsh.