Name: Open: An Autobiography (en Inglés)
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Author: Andre Agassi
ISBN: 9780007281435

portada Open: An Autobiography (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Andre Agassi

Editorial

Harpercollins

Categoría

Deportes

Tema

novela extranjera

Año

2010

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

400

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

12 x 19 cm

ISBN

0007281439

ISBN13

9780007281435

Open: An Autobiography (en Inglés)

Andre Agassi (Autor) · Harpercollins · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Open: An Autobiography (en Inglés)"

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.

Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of balls a day while still in grade school, Agassi resented the constant pressure even as he drove himself to become a prodigy, an inner conflict that would define him. Now, in his beautiful, haunting autobiography, Agassi tells the story of a life framed by such conflicts.

Agassi makes us feel his panic as an undersized seven-year-old in Las Vegas, practicing all day under the obsessive gaze of his violent father. We see him at thirteen, banished to a Florida tennis camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. 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.

Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match, and every public relationship. Alongside vivid portraits of rivals, Agassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with Barbra Streisand and his doomed marriage to Brooke Shields. He reveals the depression that shatters his confidence, and the mistake that nearly costs him everything. Finally, he recounts his spectacular resurrection and his march to become the oldest man ever ranked number one.

In clear, taut prose, Agassi evokes his loyal brother, his wise coach, his gentle trainer, all the people who help him regain his balance and find love at last with Stefanie Graf.

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.

Andre Agassi

(Autor)

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Andre Agassi fue tenista profesional desde 1986 hasta 2006, durante los cuales ocupó repetidamente el puesto número uno del ranking mundial y conquistó ocho torneos de Grand Slam. Fuera de las canchas, es conocido por su labor filantrópica, destacándose la creación de la Andre Agassi Foundation y la Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, una escuela reconocida por su impacto en niños con pocos recursos en Las Vegas, su ciudad natal. Actualmente, vive allí junto a su esposa, la también leyenda del tenis Stefanie Graf, y sus dos hijos. En 2009 publicó su autobiografía, "Open", un libro profundamente honesto que narra su vida dentro y fuera del tenis.

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Laura Irene Lunes 02 de Noviembre, 2020
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Llegó en el tiempo previsto. Gracias!
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Yader Contreras Jueves 21 de Noviembre, 2024
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Muestra que la disciplina y el pensar en grande nos ayuda a llegar lejos
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