Open by Andre Agassi: A Review

Mike Agassi and Andre in the early days of the “Dragon.” Don’t believe what you may have heard. Until you read this book for yourself, you won’t understand what “Open” is really about, or appreciate what Andre Agassi’s autobiography reveals about his character and what really happened in the creation of this tennis legend. At first, like many others, I questioned my admiration for Andre based on how the media was representing the book. The hype was that this book was about drug use. However, the book has little to do with drugs. The book is the story of who Andre is as a person, and how he became that person through a series of transformations. From the first page of this book I felt I was hearing Andre’s true voice. It starts with his bizarre childhood and traces every step that led to becoming one of the greatest professional tennis players in history. It also tells the story of how he found the love of his life, started his family and began a new life’s work in education. The book is painfully honest, as Andre doesn’t hold back about anyone in his life, especially himself. Perhaps the most surprising…