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.‘engaging, thrilling…a superbly written book’ Michael Atherton, The Times‘Honest in a way that such books seldom are … An uncommonly well-written sports memoir’ New York Times‘stunningly good’ Lynne Truss, The Times...

**#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-tw...

A autobiografia de um dos maiores tenistas da história — ele foi o mais genial de sua geração, mas, desde sempre, odiou o jogoAndre Agassi não é apenas um dos maiores esportistas da história, mas uma figura icônica do tênis pelo jeito único como jogava e pela personalidade um tanto rebelde sempre em evidência. Por trás dos brincos e do cabelo comprido, se escondia um jovem em busca dos próprios desejos reprimidos por uma infância e adolescência totalmente voltadas ...

Siendo 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, construyó 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 Andre Agassi, que en estas memorias se muestra tal como es: un hombre que debió enfrentarse a las presiones d...

« J'ai sept ans et je parle tout seul parce que je suis effrayé et parce que je suis le seul qui veuille bien m'écouter. Je murmure entre mes dents. “Abandonne, Andre, laisse tomber. Pose ta raquette et va-t'en de ce court, immédiatement.” » Agassi déteste le tennis. Pourtant, vingt ans durant, il s'est battu, il a gagné souvent, échoué parfois. Et l'engouement du public pour l'athlète doit beaucoup à l'homme qu'il est, son charisme et sa force, sa vérité. Le « kid de Las Vegas » se livre ...

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.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyAgassi’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 wa...

"Levande, personlig, rolig och uppslagsrik." Dagens Nyheter"Agassi kan ha skrivit en av de bästa sportbiografierna någonsin. Hans bok är lika hänförande som hans spel." TimeJag försörjer mig som tennisspelare, trots att jag hatar tennis. Hatar det med en mörk och hemlig passion, det har jag alltid gjort. När jag till slut inser även detta faller jag ner på knä och viskar för mig själv: Snälla, låt detta få ett slut. Samtidigt: Jag är inte redo att slut...

What’s heaven to seven-year-old Andre Agassi? To never play tennis again. Yet his father has other plans. Mike Agassi was born in Iran, where Allied soldiers gave him a racket after the war and introduced him to the game. He shaves without soap or cream, boxed in the Olympics, and speaks five languages. The sixth is tennis. And his greatest dream is for his son to become number one in the world. A selection from the acclaimed autobiography Open, this is the tumultuous first confro...

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.‘engaging, thrilling…a superbly written book’ Michael Atherton, The Times‘Honest in a way that such books seldom are … An uncommonly well-written sports memoir’ New York Times‘stunningly good’ Lynne Truss, The Times...

«Odio 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. E...

Mai mult decât o carte de memorii despre viața unui profesionist în tenis, OPEN este povestea captivantă a unei vieți remarcabile.Împins de la spate de un tată dominator și irascibil pentru a deveni un campion la tenis, Andre Agassi a reușit ca la vârsta de 22 de ani să câștige primul dintre cele opt turnee de Grand Șlem pe care le-a cucerit de-a lungul carierei, lucru care i-a asigurat succesul financiar, celebritatea și în multe rânduri poziția de lider mondial în tenisul profesi...

Matt Christopher, the #1 sports writer for kids, focuses on Andre Agassi, the controversial tennis phenomenon whose image is as hard-hitting as his playing. Real-life sports action plus the author's easy-to-read style equals a sports biography not to be missed.