Open: Memorias
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- Author：Andre Agassi
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Chris
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Very good look at a high profile athlete and his perspective on his own internal trials and struggles。 Lots of tennis framed around important events in his own life。 Sometimes tennis was even the most important part。
Lauren Harrison
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By the end of this I felt like *I was* Andre Agassi 😂 I’ve never had a memoir get inside my head like that。 4 stars because of all the language。
Barry Preston
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How to become a champion
Cip
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I'm a fan of tennis and this was the first tennis-player biography I ever read。 I do admire Agassi。 He is a great player and athlete。 Nevertheless， the book sounded too grim。 I was expecting him to be more enthusiastic and prouder of his accomplishments。 He reached heights that few people have ever even dreamed of reaching。 Those should have been awe-inspiring moments that were somewhat not truly expressed maybe because were overshadowed by his constant reminder of how he hated this sport。 I'm a fan of tennis and this was the first tennis-player biography I ever read。 I do admire Agassi。 He is a great player and athlete。 Nevertheless， the book sounded too grim。 I was expecting him to be more enthusiastic and prouder of his accomplishments。 He reached heights that few people have ever even dreamed of reaching。 Those should have been awe-inspiring moments that were somewhat not truly expressed maybe because were overshadowed by his constant reminder of how he hated this sport。 。。。more
Cat
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Do not listen to this book。 Narrator is like a robot！
Luka Drmić
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Truly inspiring！
Jonathan Thibodeau
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Easily one of the top 3 sports biographies I have read。
Denelle
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Great memoir， especially since I remembered so much and saw it from his perspective。
Ritu
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Tennis is a lonely game and you pretty much get this idea when you read Agassi's book。 One of the lines "Get yourself tired ，Andre。 That's where you're going to know yourself。 On the other side of tired" is what Andre does in his personal and professional life。 An interesting insight how he deals with all the inner drags and eventually discovers himself on the very tennis court which he hated all his life。 Tennis is a lonely game and you pretty much get this idea when you read Agassi's book。 One of the lines "Get yourself tired ，Andre。 That's where you're going to know yourself。 On the other side of tired" is what Andre does in his personal and professional life。 An interesting insight how he deals with all the inner drags and eventually discovers himself on the very tennis court which he hated all his life。 。。。more
Kyle Petitt
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One of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read。 Agassi has truly had an interesting life filled with paradoxes。 He does a great job explaining how important his relationships throughout his life have been and the things you can accomplish with the right people around you。 I was especially appreciative of how he portrayed his psyche when it came to sport and the importance of doing things for the right reasons and having motivation in what we do。 Never thought I’d love a book about a sport that i One of the best autobiographies I’ve ever read。 Agassi has truly had an interesting life filled with paradoxes。 He does a great job explaining how important his relationships throughout his life have been and the things you can accomplish with the right people around you。 I was especially appreciative of how he portrayed his psyche when it came to sport and the importance of doing things for the right reasons and having motivation in what we do。 Never thought I’d love a book about a sport that i know nothing about， but looks like I’ll be buying a racket soon。 Would definitely recommend this book to anyone who asked about it and especially to fellow athletes。 。。。more
R S
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Great urgency in this， really enjoyed it
Valerie De Pauw
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed this one but I do think at times it is weird he takes an almost shaming attitude。 Ie Some of the situations with Brooke and the tipping 1$。 Overall a good read
Javier Férez
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No me suelen gustar las autobiografías， pero qué ganas de darle un abrazo a este señor。Imprescindible para cualquier persona que le guste el tenis， y especialmente para los que vivieron una parte o la totalidad de su trayectoria。
Vaisakh Krishnan
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Brilliant！ Must read。
Gail Ridge
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What a lovely man ！
Claire
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This was fun to read and a breeze， the passages about tennis play were gripping to me， and about the self reflections were not tedious or overly repetitive as they are in some memoirs。 An excellent holiday read that surpassed my expectations for it， 4。5 stars
Virginia
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Although I know very little about tennis， I enjoyed reading about Andre's career and life。 So many things I either didn't know about him or had forgotten。 He wasn't afraid to tell all， even some negative things he did。 If you know anything about tennis， you would enjoy the detailed descriptions of every match。 Although I know very little about tennis， I enjoyed reading about Andre's career and life。 So many things I either didn't know about him or had forgotten。 He wasn't afraid to tell all， even some negative things he did。 If you know anything about tennis， you would enjoy the detailed descriptions of every match。 。。。more
Bengt
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En verkligen fängslande bok。 Titeln öppen passar väldigt bra utifrån Aggassis målande beskrivning om sitt liv och sina känslor。 Väldigt självutlämnande。 Samtidigt väldigt intressant att följa hans tenniskarriär och alla tennisspelare han mött och tankarna han hade i sina matcher。 Som tennisintresserad läsare är det god underhållning och en fantastisk berättelse。
Kady
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4。5 stars
Pete Busche
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I've never watched more than 5 minutes of tennis。 I liked Pete Sampras as a kid due to his name/appearance on Sesame Street。 This is easily the best sports book I've ever read and one of the best books period。 The humanity and great story-telling is absolutely moving。 Even the opening chapter-the immense detail of affairs Agassi's final（ish） match hooks immediately。 Allez Agassi！ I've never watched more than 5 minutes of tennis。 I liked Pete Sampras as a kid due to his name/appearance on Sesame Street。 This is easily the best sports book I've ever read and one of the best books period。 The humanity and great story-telling is absolutely moving。 Even the opening chapter-the immense detail of affairs Agassi's final（ish） match hooks immediately。 Allez Agassi！ 。。。more
Mikael Klasson
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Very good and interesting biography from one of my absolute favourite tennis players。
Daniel Waddell
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Do you like tennis？ Do you like stories of success， failure， and recovery？ If you answered yes to either of those questions， you’ll love “Open” by Andre AgassiThis is a story I found personally touching。 He succinctly describes the inherent loneliness of the sport and provides a beautiful， candid account of his struggle learning to live with himself。 Agassi is one of the all time greats in tennis and this one of the best biographies I’ve read in a long time。
Aaliya
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Unexpectedly excellent。
Bonnie
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Andre had an interesting 3-19 year old life， at times seemed to be toxic。 Struggling with being honest to self and others。 It got tiresome hearing about his hate/love with tennis; the thing in his life that afforded him such a financial income greater than most could ever imagine。 Yet most of us work hard every day of our life。 Him; like Barbara S。 I always felt were given gifts of greatness。 But i guess to sing or play tennis at their own leisure is what tugs at them-then constant expectation t Andre had an interesting 3-19 year old life， at times seemed to be toxic。 Struggling with being honest to self and others。 It got tiresome hearing about his hate/love with tennis; the thing in his life that afforded him such a financial income greater than most could ever imagine。 Yet most of us work hard every day of our life。 Him; like Barbara S。 I always felt were given gifts of greatness。 But i guess to sing or play tennis at their own leisure is what tugs at them-then constant expectation to give those around them what they want。 But everyone in their shoes struggle with this same thing I believe。 Ones someone reaches popularity the expectation changes。the ghost writer did a great job 。。。more
David
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I love tennis and I grew up watching Agassi and Sampras， but I was not prepared to love this book as much as I did。 I was fascinated by how his outward persona was often completely misunderstood by others and was much different from the reality of his interior world。 It surprised me to learn how much he hated tennis， though it made more sense after learning about the immense pressure his father put on him to succeed。 I appreciated his vulnerability about his flaws and the way his pain eventually I love tennis and I grew up watching Agassi and Sampras， but I was not prepared to love this book as much as I did。 I was fascinated by how his outward persona was often completely misunderstood by others and was much different from the reality of his interior world。 It surprised me to learn how much he hated tennis， though it made more sense after learning about the immense pressure his father put on him to succeed。 I appreciated his vulnerability about his flaws and the way his pain eventually helped him identify with and seek to alleviate the suffering of others。"But fame is a force。 It’s unstoppable。 You shut your windows to fame and it slides under the door。。。I marvel at how unexciting it is to be famous， how mundane famous people are。 They’re confused， uncertain， insecure， and often hate what they do。 It’s something we always hear—like that old adage that money can’t buy happiness—but we never believe it until we see it for ourselves。" 。。。more
Jill Ashey
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One of my favorite memoirs/books
Elise
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As a teen I lived and breathed tennis， at least that’s what I thought。 The sound of the pop of the ball when it bounces off the sweet spot of the string still gives me a sense of fullness in my chest and strength in my muscles。 Unfortunately an injury to my knees at age 15 and subsequent development of degenerative muscle and skeletal disease has robbed me of a lifetime of playing my favorite sport。 When I came across this book， I put it to the top of my reading pile。 What tragedy occurs when pa As a teen I lived and breathed tennis， at least that’s what I thought。 The sound of the pop of the ball when it bounces off the sweet spot of the string still gives me a sense of fullness in my chest and strength in my muscles。 Unfortunately an injury to my knees at age 15 and subsequent development of degenerative muscle and skeletal disease has robbed me of a lifetime of playing my favorite sport。 When I came across this book， I put it to the top of my reading pile。 What tragedy occurs when parents live vicariously through their children to a point of a emotional and physical abuse。 Picturing little Andre hitting against “The Monster” for hours and hours every day is heartbreaking。 The physical strain on his body is destructive。 You can’t help but smile as you imaging seven-year-old Andre beating the pants off cocky adults。 With perfectly intense descriptions of pivotal matches in Andre’s career， memories flooded my mind with so many hours of watching The Greats of the 70s and 80s: Ashe， Becker， Connors， Bjorg， McEnroe， and especially the women King， Everett， Navratilova， Austin。 I found myself pausing often to search the web of extra content， photos and videos， and then realized I was down a tennis rabbit hole。 Not a bad tangent to take。 Maybe the physical book includes photos。 I certainly needed to see The Mullet in denim shorts。 There are so many stories that validate the sadness in the eyes on the jacket cover。 In the end， I’m so glad he has found the long-earned happiness with another of my favorite tennis pros。 True love。 For readers who love tennis， you will enjoy the play-by-play scenarios。 For those who don’t， you may learn a thing or two about the “loneliest sport” and experience some human connection in the life lessons tucked within the pages。 After reading/listening to this book， I realize my first love， now a dusty 43-year old Arthur Ashe Head racquet with ancient gut strings should probably be sent to racquet Heaven。 It would be in good company。 Fair warning: a lot of f-bombs。 。。。more
b aaron talbot
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wow， so incredibly good on many different levels for me。i grew up watching everything agassi did。 so i remember nearly every match， tournament， commercial， news story he mentions in this book。 and i love hearing about it from his point of view。 and it is his point of view that is so utterly engaging: honest， forthcoming about others and himself， he does not hide behind anyone or anything。i know that last chapter talks about how this book was written in collaboration， that it comes from hours of wow， so incredibly good on many different levels for me。i grew up watching everything agassi did。 so i remember nearly every match， tournament， commercial， news story he mentions in this book。 and i love hearing about it from his point of view。 and it is his point of view that is so utterly engaging: honest， forthcoming about others and himself， he does not hide behind anyone or anything。i know that last chapter talks about how this book was written in collaboration， that it comes from hours of tapes and that while agassi insisted that his name not appear solo on the cover， i have to say that the writing， the stories， the way they are told with such efficiency， feeling， charm。。。an absolute pleasure to read。great all-around。 。。。more
Valentina Morales Erdmann
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Amado。
Chrisy
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Found this book to be quite a frustrating read， his attitude towards the sport that he dedicated his life to was quite infuriating to read。 Although， I did enjoy the last 100 pages or so when he finally meets and gets together with Steffi Graf。
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