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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 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. 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.

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’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.

Zum Wunderkind erkoren, zum Tennis getrieben, wurde aus Andre Agassi der rebellische Superstar auf dem Centre Court, eine Pop-Ikone der Achtziger...

Découvrez la biographie d'Andre Agassi, l'un des plus grands athlètes de tous les temps et l'un des hommes les plus doués à avoir jamais foulé un court de tennis ! À 18 ans, le "kid de Las Vegas" était le troisième joueur de tennis et à 19 ans, il avait déjà gagné plus de 2 millions de dollars. Andre Agassi est le seul joueur de l'histoire à avoir remporté les sept titres les plus prestigieux du tennis en simple messieurs. Il a atteint la première place mondiale.

Andre Agassi não é apenas um dos maiores esportistas da história, mas uma figura icônica do tênis pelo jeito único como jogava e pela personalidade um tanto rebelde sempre em evidência. Por trás dos brincos e do cabelo comprido, se escondia um jovem em busca dos próprios desejos reprimidos por uma infância e adolescência totalmente voltadas para a construção do melhor tenista do mundo. Essa autobiografia revela os bastidores dessa trajetória tão extraordinária quanto dolorosa e humana.

Împins de la spate de un tată dominator pentru a deveni un campion la tenis, Andre Agassi și-a asigurat succesul financiar, celebritatea și poziția de lider mondial în tenisul profesionist la o vârstă la care majoritatea abia termină studiile. În spatele acestor realizări stă însă istoria unui om adeseori nefericit și confuz, care niciodată nu s-a simțit confortabil cu realizările sale profesionale.