Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life.
Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game’s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and—described in haunting, point-by-point detail—the highs and lows of his celebrated career.

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.
Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. He dyes his hair, pierces his ears, dresses like a punk rocker. 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 relationship. Never before has the inner game of tennis and the outer game of fame been so precisely limned. Alongside vivid portraits of rivals from several generations—Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer—Agassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with Barbra Streisand and his doomed marriage to Brooke Shields. He reveals a shattering loss of confidence. And he recounts his spectacular resurrection, a comeback climaxing with his epic run at the 1999 French Open 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. Inspired by her quiet strength, he fights through crippling pain from a deteriorating spine to remain a dangerous opponent in the twenty-first and final year of his career. Entering his last tournament in 2006, he’s hailed for completing a stunning metamorphosis, from nonconformist to elder statesman, from dropout to education advocate. And still he’s not done. At a U.S. Open for the ages, he makes a courageous last stand, then delivers one of the most stirring farewells ever heard in a sporting arena.
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.

阿格西一直想知道，如果人生能重來，他會怎麼過
因為他從來沒有選擇人生的自由……
《公開》不但是一部精彩動人的自傳，關於一位網球史上最受注目、最多爭議、成就最大的球員；更是一部吸引人無法放手的成長小說，關於一段非凡的人生。
《公開》記錄了安卓．阿格西最慘痛的挫敗，最輝煌的勝利，他的愛情與友情，他犯下的人生錯誤，他退出名人圈又東山再起的經過。他的頭髮，他的服飾裝扮。
從他還在搖籃裡，他的前途就已經被他父親決定。阿格西在二十年的職業網球生涯裡，內心不斷衝突掙扎，因為這不是他要的人生。書中詳細記錄了他與其他球員的瑜亮情節。以及他與布魯克雪德絲、芭芭拉史翠珊之間的感情糾葛。
《公開》以最辛辣的言詞及坦率的態度，講述了阿格西生命中的高峰與低潮，他畢生的遺憾，他的挫折與岐路，以及差點造成大災難的錯誤決定。他說：「我的故事可以作為許多人的借鏡：艱苦的童年，失敗的第一次婚姻，掙扎著追求完美，永遠感到不足……這是我的回憶，我東山再起的經歷，也是我個人的救贖，將我學到的經驗與大家分享。」
七歲起，阿格西每年練打一百萬個球
他的世界冠軍，是被爸爸逼出來的
他愛爸爸，他恨網球
他爸爸早就幫他選定網球這條路
他的叛逆，他的挫敗，他的痛苦，都來自沒有選擇的人生
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