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Book Synopsis#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. • Agassi’s memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game.” —Time “Honest in a way that such books seldom are.” —The New York Times  Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and—described in haunting, point-by-point detail—the highs and lows of his celebrated career.

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Book SynopsisHe is one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. Now, in his frank and revealing autobiography, Agassi tells the story of a life framed by triumphs, obsession and personal struggles. He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. 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-Trade Review‘engaging, thrilling…a superbly written book’–Michael Atherton, The Times ‘stunningly good’–Lynne Truss, The Times ‘Honest in a way that such books seldom are . . . An uncommonly well-written sports memoir.’-Charles McGrath, The New York Times ‘Agassi weaves a fascinating tale of professional tennis and personal adversity . . . His tale shows that success is measured both on and off the court.’–Doree Shafrir, New York Post ‘An ace autobiography’–London Lite

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Book SynopsisSiendo un bebé, le pusieron una raqueta de juguete en la mano. Desde entonces, Agassi no ha hecho otra cosa que golpear pelotas de tenis. Su padre, obsesionado en convertirlo en un astro del deporte, cosntruyó una máquina (el dragón) que disparaba 2.500 pelotas al día contra el pequeño Andre. Escrita por el premio Pulitzer J. R. Moehringer, Open es la semblanza a corazón abierto de André Agassi, que en estas memorias se muestra tal como es: un hombre que debió enfrentarse a las presiones de su familia, de la fama, pero que siempre conservó el valor de la amistad y un sentido altruista de la vida. En esta cautivadora autobiografía, Agassi revela, con sentido del humor y ternura, una vida definida por la contradicción entre un destino impuesto y el anhelo por complacer a quienes lo han sacrificado todo por él.Odio el tenis, lo detesto con una oscura y secreta pasión, y sin embargo sigo jugando porque no tengo alternativa. Y ese abismo, esa contradicción entre lo que quiero hacer y lo

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Book SynopsisOdio el tenis, l?odio amb tota l?ànima, i tanmateix hi continuo jugant, continuo picant la pilota matí i tarda, perquè no tinc alternativa. Encara que tingui ganes de parar, no ho faig. Continuo suplicant-me de parar, i continuo jugant. I aquest abisme, aquesta contradicció, sento que és l?essència de la meva vida. Andre AgassiQuan era molt petit, li van posar una raqueta de joguina a la mà. Des d?aleshores, Agassi no ha fet altra cosa que donar cops de pilota. El seu pare, obsessionat a convertir-lo en un astre del tenis, va construir una màquina (el Drac) que disparava 2.500 pilotes al dia contra el petit Andre. Escrita pel premi Pulitzer J. R. Moehringer, Open és la semblança a cor obert d?Andre Agassi, que en aquestes memòries es mostra tal com és: un home que es va haver d?enfrontar a les pressions de la seva família, i de la fama, però que sempre va conservar el valor de la amistat i un sentit altruista de la vida. En aquesta fascinant autobiografia, Agassi revel

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