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An Autobiography
Jul 12, 2016normf3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Read this book after reading an article about Bjorn Borg being taken aback by the pressure tennis parents put on their kids. It was a little surprising to read that Agassi hated tennis pretty much throughout his career. His father is pretty much portrayed as a unrelenting tyrant. Agassi seems to spend a good amount of the book beating himself up and dwelling on his losses. Despite his hatred of tennis, it gave him financial security and international acclaim. The book follows his ill-fated marriage to Brooke Shields and his current marriage to Steffi Graf, as well as a few lifelong male confidants. An interesting and absorbing read.