<p>When Andre Agassi burst onto the tennis scene in the late 1980s, with his brash attitude, neon-colored shorts, and that ragged mane of hair, many followers of the notoriously conservative sport felt sure that the kid from Las Vegas lacked the determination and discipline needed to become a champion. More than 20 years later, Agassi retired as one of the greatest champions in tennis history, and the only man ever to complete a career "Golden Slam" (winning all four Grand Slam events plus an Olympic Gold Medal). Perhaps more importantly, with his audacity and charisma both on and off the court, he was one of the primary reasons for the sport's resurgence in popularity during the 1990's. Agassi lets his vibrant personality shine in this remarkable memoir, as he charts the genesis of his rebellious image and recalls the highlights and lowlights of his career with equal candor. Along with providing amazing insights on his playing career, Agassi also documents his high-profile romances with Barbara Streisand, Brooke Shields, and his current wife, fellow tennis great Steffi Graf. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of 2009.</p>

Open: An Autobiography

Biographies & Memoirs

Andre Agassi

Memoirs

Alfred.A. Knopf

<p>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.Agassi's incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. He dyes his hair, pierces his ears, dresses like a punk rocker. By the time he turns pro at sixteen, his new look promises to change tennis forever, as does his lightning-fast return. And yet, despite his raw talent, he struggles early on. We feel his confusion as he loses to the world's best, his greater confusion as he starts to win. 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.With its breakneck tempo and raw candor, Open will be read and cherished for years. A treat for ardent fans, it will also captivate readers who know nothing about tennis. Like Agassi's game, it sets a new standard for grace, style, speed, and power.</p>

Open (Unabridged)

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O treinamento inacreditavelmente rigoroso de Agassi comecou quando ele ainda era bem pequeno. Aos 13 anos, foi mandado para um acampamento de tenis, na Florida, que para ele mais pareceu uma prisao. Sozinho, assustado, fora da escola antes de terminar o ensino medio, tornou-se um rebelde cuja revolta se manifestava de varias maneiras. Nos anos 1980, essa postura iria transforma-lo em um icone. Pinta o cabelo, fura as orelhas para colocar brincos, veste-se como um adepto do punk rock. Na epoca em que se torna profissional, aos 16 anos, esse seu look promete mudar o tenis para sempre, assim como o fara seu fulminante retorno as quadras. Apesar de todo o seu talento natural, desde o comeco ele enfrenta uma batalha atras da outra. Sua confusao e perceptivel quando perde para o melhor do mundo, e aumenta quando ele comeca a ganhar. Depois de desperdicar tres finais de Grand Slam, Agassi choca o mundo, e a si mesmo, quando arrebata o titulo de Wimbledon em 1992. Da noite para o dia, torna-se o favorito dos fas e alvo da midia. Agassi nos proporciona uma retomada quase fotografica de lembrancas de cada jogo crucial, de cada relacionamento importante. Nunca, ate agora, os bastidores do tenis e os holofotes da fama foram retratados com tanta exatidao. Ao lado de vividas descricoes de rivais pertencentes a varias geracoes Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer , Agassi faz o relato nu e cru do breve tempo que passou com Barbra Streisand, assim como de seu fracassado casamento com Brooke Shields. Revela toda a sua esmagadora falta de confianca. E narra sua espetacular ressurreicao, o regresso as quadras, cujo climax foi sua epica campanha no Aberto da Franca em 1999, culminando com o recorde de ser o tenista mais velho a se tornar o numero 1 do mundo.

Agassi: Uma Biografia (Em Portugues do Brasil)

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Einaudi

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