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Earlier in my life, I was moved by autobiographies like Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela and My Experiments with Truth by M. K. Gandhi.
So, when I needed another autobiography to read during my upcoming vacation, I turned to Open by Andre Agassi, a former world #1 tennis player. Not because I was a big tennis fan but because I was a fan of the ghostwriter J.R. Moehringer. He is widely known for his books, such as Nike Founder Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and Prince Harry’s Spare.
Throughout my Hawaiian vacation, I could hardly put the book down. It kept me company on the flight while relaxing on the beach, waiting for my lunch to arrive at the restaurant, and at bedtime. It transported me to the world of tennis points and games, thrilling wins, and emotional losses.
Join me as I share my reflections on the book Open and what we can all learn from Andre Agassi’s journey. The story shares his relationship with tennis, triumphs, mental struggles, and climbing from rock bottom to #1 worldwide.
Agassi’s Inner Conflict with Tennis
“No one asked me if I wanted to play tennis,” says Agassi in the book Open. It was more his father’s dream than his. As a young child, he played longer than he wanted despite aching shoulders, arms, and legs.
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Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi
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Why should I, or we, care? Why should anyone at all, tennis fan or not, care about Andre Agassi's life, let alone buy his book? Because this isn't just the "story" of a tennis player or just a story at all. Andres life covers a lot of real estate, both literally and figuratively. From Las Vegas to the great cities of the world. From obscure beginnings to dining and dancing and romancing with the world's rich and famous. A struggle played out in the most public of ways, laid on the big stage of life for all to see. Behind the classic court-side battles were more personal ones, deeper struggles, ones we all face. And at the end of the day, like Andre', we all hope to chalk up more wins than losses and to have left it all on the court, to not have been able to fight harder than we did. Such is this story. Certainly a reluctant and uncomfortable hero, but a hero none -the-less. Not bad, all from hitting a fuzzy neon colored ball.
Ok, now that we're past the obvious stuff let's get down to it.
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