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Andre agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. But the vulnerable and open pun intended expression on his face gets to you. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Ita andre agassi open microsoft open office free italiano open office writer italiano italiano open agassi italiano open agassi pdf italiano epub file extension. Nov 09, 2009 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. Oct 14, 2015 open by andre agassi in fb3, rtf, txt download e book. An autobiography book online at low prices in india. Along the way there are amusing incidents like a nineyearold agassi hustling former football star jim brown on court, and the near fisticuffs between mike. Open ebook by andre agassi 9780307592804 rakuten kobo. Open andre agassi an autobiography by pdf 4927 issuu. Ive read many biographies and many books about tennis. Note that this ebook edition does not include illustrations that first appeared in the print version. 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.
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Forbes, san francisco chronicle, the washington post far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Agassi was the first male player to win all four grand slams on three different surfaces hard, clay and grass, and the last american male to win the french open 1999 and the australian open 2003. Just like agassi himself who is unlike most overexposed celebrities, his memoir is not the same as other celebrity biographies.
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