Andre Agassi
Author of Open: An Autobiography
About the Author
Andre Kirk Agassi was born on April 29, 1970. He is a retired American professional tennis player and former World No. 1. He is 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 show more of the game." Agassi turned professional at the age of 16 and his first tournament was in La Quinta, California. He has earned more than $30 million in prize-money during his career, which spanned from 1986 to 2006. He also earned more than $25 million a year through endorsements during his career. His first wife was American model and actress, Brooke Shields. They divorced in 1999. In 2001 he married Stefanie (Steffi) Graph, the the only tennis player to have won the Golden Slam Grand Slam singles tournaments (Wimbledon, the US Open, the French Open, the Australian Open and the Summer Olympic Gold) in 1988. They have two children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Andre Agassi
Open 2009 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Agassi, Andre Kirk
- Birthdate
- 1970-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Places of residence
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Education
- Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Relationships
- Shields, Brooke (wife|divorced)
Graf, Steffi (wife)
Bollettieri, Nick (coach)
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- Works
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- 2,233
- Popularity
- #11,488
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 94
- ISBNs
- 50
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- 13
I'm about the same age as Agassi and I remember all the phases of his career and how much I disliked him as a wacky haired teenager and then how much I liked him by the time he retired. I really enjoyed seeing his side of things and learning how and why he looked and acted like he did thoroughout his life.
I think it gives an interesting view into the "glamorous" life of a successful professional athelete. From the outside, traveling the world and playing tennis for a living sounds pretty fun an exciting but to get to that point, it's difficult and unpleasant and incredibly pressure packed and once you're at the top --- you're constantly traveling, practicing and feeling the stress. It's really not so great.
I think he does a nice job of revealing his insecurities and explaining (as much as he can) why he couldn't stay focused. He seems to be truthful about things and while he says things about other people (his father, Brooke Shields, and some of his opponents) that aren't nice -- they aren't nasty either. They seem real. Perhaps colored by his own world view but still real.
Really very enjoyable especially if you like tennis and know all the people he's talking about.
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