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. 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. 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. An autobiography by andre agassi, paperback barnes. Agassi book fails to discuss rogers notably absent from andre agassi s new book is any mention of the bitter split with former agentmanagerlawyer perry rogers.
Figuring out your butterflies, deciphering what they say about the status of your mind and body, is the first step to making them work for you. For one thing its honest in a way that such books seldom are. Ironically, the greatest sports autobiography i have ever read involves tennis, and im not really a fan of tennis. Andre agassi away from the tennis court to discuss agassis harsh. Agassis incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. Andre agassi is a legendary american tennis player and winner of eight grand slam titles. Checkits one of the better memoirs out there, period. 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. Andre agassi generally travels from las vegas, nv, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other. Andre agassis memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game.
Andre agassi charitable foundation, andre agassi college preparatory academy. Nov 12, 2009 las vegas andre agassis new memoir, open, is an unusual addition to the shelves of jock autobiography. A new york times notable book and a forbes, san francisco chronicle, and washington post best book of the year agassi may have just penned one of the best sports autobiographies of all time. A prodigious appellation for the book s title as it is a double entendre implying a grand slam open in tennis and also andre being open about his life. Sampras disappointed by remarks in agassis book fox sports. I was never a fan of its author, andre agassi, either. Sampras disappointed by remarks in agassis book fox. Jeffrey ufbergjeffrey ufberg published on fri nov 2009 04. Nov 14, 20 the hero of this group is definitely gil, agassis strength teacher. Published in 2009 by knopf, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine. Andre agassi insists he has no regrets over book controversy. He also won 17 atp masters series titles and was part of the winning davis cup teams in 1990. Dec 24, 2009 andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Often ranked number one, he captured eight grand slam singles championships.
Andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Andre kirk agassi is an american professional tennis player. Explore this biography to learn more about his childhood, life, achievements and timeline. Agassi was the first male player to win all four grand slam tournaments on three different surfaces hard, clay and grass, and the last american male to win both the french open in 1999 and the australian open in 2003. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Aug 10, 2010 andre agassi played tennis professionally from 1986 to 2006. Nov 07, 2009 agassi credits the dramatic, mid90s revival in his fortunes to his new coach, brad gilbert, author of winning ugly. One of the most striking parts of the book is andres experimentation with his personality. An autobiography by andre agassi online at alibris. Bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily, andre agassis is one of the most passionately antisports books ever written by a superstar athlete. Brooke shields opens up about her divorce from andre agassi. Among andre agassis impressive accomplishments 8time grand slam winner, olympic gold medalist, nearly 800 career wins we can now add author to his. The event was celebrating the paperback release of agassis memoir, open, a book that the times said was honest in a way that such books seldom are, and that reilly called the best.
Andre agassi biography childhood, life achievements. Its been 14 years since brooke shields ended her marriage with andre agassi, but the 48yearold actress remembers it all too well. The book is candid and revealing not only about agassi himself but bares personalities of many tennis players that are fascinating to say the least. Jeff savage a biography of the talented and colorful tennis player who won the wimbledon championship in 1992. Andre agassi has written a tellall book about his life in tennis. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. For his ghost writer, agassi chose jpvmoehringe, who is not a sports journalist but a former pulitzer prizewinning newspaperman and the author of the tender bar, a memoir about growing up fatherless. Moehringer is widely known to have worked with agassi on open, though his involvement with it is more co writer than ghostwriter as agassi praises him in the books.
This book would be an anodyne to everyone except andre s father and nick bolliterri. Andre agassi author of open meet your next favorite book. How to be good at something you hate open andre agassi. He attempts to find himself, but the media calls it rebellion. Agassis collaborator, who insisted that his name appear. The hero of this group is definitely gil, agassis strength teacher. Oct 03, 20 but while brooke shields and andre agassi parted ways more than a decade ago, underlying resentments rose to the surface during a discussion about divorce on the today show.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andre agassi often says in open that tennis is a lonely game. Apr 25, 2020 andre agassi, in full andre kirk agassi, born april 29, 1970, las vegas, nevada, u. The latest from andre were here to transform education and create opportunities to empower young people.
Andre agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Its his words, every single one of them in this book, and agassi demonstrates a true gift for prose and pace. But the writing of this autobiography was a team sport. 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. An autobiography by andre agassi reading guidebook.
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. 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. An unvarnished, at times inspiring story told in an arresting, muscular style. I suspect the book was actually written my his co author but that is only a plus because it so well done that it makes for easy reading. Nov, 2009 andre agassi has defended his decision to publish a book that details his past crystal meth use. Brooke shields slams ex andre agassi over divorce on today show. His relationships with various women are welldocumented. Andre agassi speakers bureau and booking agent info. Sep 21, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of andre agassi books online. The book is not controversial or is biased in anyway in andre s recounting of his life. Openat least once by age 2 he could serve a tennis ball on a full court.
Agassi credits the dramatic, mid90s revival in his fortunes to his new coach, brad gilbert, author of winning ugly. Available is a signed 1st ed1st prtg stated first edition of open by tennis champion andre agassi. The broad of outlines of the author s life are well known. The author has warmly inscribedsigned on title page. Nov 09, 2009 andre agassi often says in open that tennis is a lonely game. An autobiography kindle edition by andre agassi author visit amazons andre agassi page. 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. Moehringer, the author of a tender bar and a pulitzer prize winner for his writing was a co author of this autobiography. Agassis honesty about his life and lifestyle is incredible. Jimmy connors serves up narcissism in the outsider mark phillips ap jimmy connors pumps himself up during the final set of his u. Brooke shields slams ex andre agassi over divorce on today. Andre agassi smashed his wimbledon cup and every tennis trophy he had after watching his thengirlfriend brooke shields in an intimate friends scene with matt leblanc, the actress revealed. We have two children, a son and daughter, five and three.
Pete sampras would like a sitdown with longtime american rival. 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. Agassis book is also an uncommonly wellwritten sports memoir, and part of the credit for that belongs to j. Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of balls a day while still in primar school, agassi resented the constant pressure even as he drove. Andre agassi books list of books by author andre agassi.
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. Sep 08, 2010 the event was celebrating the paperback release of agassis memoir, open, a book that the times said was honest in a way that such books seldom are, and that reilly called the best. Andre agassi, in full andre kirk agassi, born april 29, 1970, las vegas, nevada, u. Andre kirk agassi is now a retired professional tennis player and former world no. An autobiography book online at low prices in india.
Yet if andre really wrote all of this himself the book cover names no co author it is even more remarkable. Andre agassi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Nov 09, 2009 the big revelations in the book seem to be agassi s use of crystal meth about which he lied when caught, his outright dislike of the game of tennis, and the fact that his famous mullets may have. Agassi s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child.
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. Its both astonishing and a pleasure to report that andre agassi, who was castigated for an ad. Andre agassi destroyed trophies over brooke shields. That was a bigger shocker to me than the salacious fact that he was on crystal methfor a period of time. Nov 22, 2009 equally hardwon selfknowledge irradiates almost every page of open, thanks in great part to agassis inspired choice of collaborator, j. Discover book depositorys huge selection of andre agassi books online. Andre agassi has defended his decision to publish a book that details his past crystal meth use. Oct 03, 20 its been 14 years since brooke shields ended her marriage with andre agassi, but the 48yearold actress remembers it all too well. The problem with jr, andres book coach, is that he makes writing easy. He is one of the most beloved athletes in history ans one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court but from early childhood andre agassi hated the game. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. 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.
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