“Open: An Autobiography” by Andre Agassi – The Making of a Legend
While most people only watch tennis when there is no American football, soccer, basketball or hockey playing, dismissing it as being a lighter sport with less intrigue. However, there are many others who have taken the time to learn about the sport, its history as well as its players, and they know the emotions don’t run lower than in any other professional sport. Andre Agassi was one of the greatest tennis players of his time, having won a total of eight Grand Slams and claiming victories over some of the sport’s greatest athletes. Open: An Autobiography is Andre Agassi’s tale, detailing the life he led to becoming one of the greatest tennis players of all time. It starts with his childhood during which he was already groomed to become a tennis champion by a demanding father.