Just an Incredible Story!

I love reading sports biographies. But most are droll re-tellings of the players highlights. Once in a while you'll get lucky and find one that's inciteful, and entertaining. This one does both!

J.R.Moehringer does an awesome job of telling a story: what motivates Andre, how his view of tennis was formed, and his struggles for finding motivation. There's a love story (Steffi, not Brooke), and some very funny parts that will make you laugh out loud. You get Andre's account of his major and formative tennis matches. Don't worry, it's not about every single serve and volley; you get the critical parts, and you get a sense of how mentally taxing the game of tennis really is. You also find out how physical it is. I can't wait to see replays of the old Agassi matches and remembering how Andre described the match. I just saw the Agassi-Baghdatis US Open match highlights a few nights ago.

Erik Davies does a tremendous job with his inflections, and doing "voices" of the different characters in the book. You know who is speaking by how Erik talks. I wonder if he listened to the audio tapes of the original interviews to get an idea of how to speak in the first person as if Andre read the book himself.

Andre doesn't hold back when talking about his rivals - the ones he likes and respects, and the ones he doesn't.

If you're a "sports parent", you *MUST* read this book, no matter the sport. I wonder how many of us parents will be a little more aware of how we handle our kids in their sport(s) after hearing Andre's story about his Dad. Just a heads up: Andre does drop a few F-bombs, so be forwarned. It doesn't take away from the story, but you need to know if you plan on letting your children hear the story.

Download this book and you will enjoy it, no matter what your preconceived opinions of Andre Agassi are.

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Outstanding!

I had this book in my wish list for two years and without a doubt, that was a huge mistake. This book was outstanding! Not a huge tennis fan but this is such a great story. I loved hearing about Andre when he was little. I loved hearing about his rise to the tennis ranks and I loved listening to how he remained on top. I even loved hearing about his personal relationships as well. Most impressively, the narrator did a tremendous job and the book is written in such a great way, it made me wonder if Agassi actuallly did write this. If so, he writing ability may be as good as his tennis talents! Two thumbs up and highly recommended!!!

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wrong voice for this reading.

this voice did not match the material. too breathy, more for a romantic novel. book was okay at best.

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Eye OPENing

I have always been a tennis fan, loved watching Agassi play...this book reveals the real Agassi. I downloaded it and could not stop listening.

My only complaint, when the narrator was speaking as a female...it kind of bugged me!!

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Belize-bound

Agassi is the most insightful, honest (or seemingly honest) autobiographer I've ever run into. The book is fascinating, start to finish. On top of that, it's the best non-fiction book I've read in 5 years. It's not his life story as he would have wanted it to be, or the life story that he thought would sell the best, or a hagiography. It's his story exactly as it was, in unvarnished, penetrating -- and compelling -- detail. It's spectacular. P.S. Pete Sampras and Brooke Shields won't like it. P.S.S. You'll cry 5 or 6 times.

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best book in 11 years of listening

Agassi's book is awesome. It feels as if you have been in his tennis bag for 20 years. The stories and recollections are robust, and the narration is first rate. Just terrific.

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Loved every second!

This was a great autobiography. He is so OPEN and to the benefit of others, he shared his ups and downs. We can all relate. I am an even bigger fan now. To know how he pushed on and competed in spite of how he felt, was moving, inspirational and sad all at the same time. I could go on and on about this story, but will save it for the listener to experience first hand.

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amazingly good!

I have zero interest in tennis or this guy, but my father wanted to listen to it, so I thought I would too. What an amazing life story. This is a great and easy listen for anyone, tennis fan or not. Totally worth a credit. My father loved it too.

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Best celebrity memoir I've heard

I like sports a lot, but was never a big tennis or Agassi fan. I loved every minute of this book though. It was SUPER funny, and extremely interesting at the same time. My favorite parts were the stories about his dad when Agassi was a child, and then about his pursuit of Steffi Graf. My favorite character was his coach Brad Gilbert, but there are so many great characters in this book. If I had access to a time machine, going back to spend time on the road with Agassi and his group of friends would be near the top of my list now.

If you are remotely considering this book, I can guarantee you will not be disappointed, sports fan or not.

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Who knew?

Would you try another book from Andre Agassi and/or Erik Davies?

I would not. You have to be able to endure 20 chapters of Andre talking about how horrible his father and coaches are while he gives too many 'whoa as me' details about his life. Way too much repetition of similar stories over and over again, just a different year. The only redeeming factor is when he met Stephanie Graff and he seemed to find his happiness and hit his stride. I admire Andres work in his foundation.

Would you ever listen to anything by Andre Agassi again?

Probably not,

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The narrator was fine.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No.

Any additional comments?

I think you would need to be an absolute Agassi mega fan to like this book. I never watch tennis.

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