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Apr 18, 2011 Lennie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

In this memoir, Andre Agassi describes growing up in Las Vegas with a hot-tempered, controlling father who pushed his children to play tennis. Being the youngest and most talented of his siblings, Agassi’s father decided to send him to Bollettieri Academy, a tennis boarding school in Florida, where he would learn to eat, sleep, and drink tennis because his father felt that if Andre was going to be number one, then this was the only way to accomplish that goal. Having no other choice but to live ...more

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Nov 25, 2010 Sunflower rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Very aptly titled, this book holds nothing back. Although it was ghost-written, Agassi himself is in charge. Here is a very clear description of his overly-pushy father, his painful childhood, how much he hates the game of tennis, his many losses, and his carefully chosen team who get him to the finish line. His body takes a hammering, and in his own words, he finally grows up.
You don't have to understand or play tennis to enjoy this book.
One of the best autobiographies I have read. ...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Jenn rated it it was amazing

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Five stars for a surprisingly well written autobiography. This is NOT a boring read and I don't think you necessarily need to love tennis to begin to admire Agassi's best and worst. ...more

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