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# Laser Focus Insights Top Tennis Biography Raw Mental & Physical Grit Open: An Autobiography

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> 🎾 Unlock the grit, grind, and glory behind tennis’ fiercest champion!

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## Key Features

- • **Inspires Peak Performance:** Fuel your own drive with Agassi’s story of struggle, resilience, and ultimate triumph.
- • **Unfiltered Athletic Truth:** No fluff—just the raw, exhausting reality of what it takes to be the best in professional tennis.
- • **Top-Ranked Tennis Biography:** Ranked #1 in Tennis Biographies and #2 in Racket Sports—join thousands who’ve unlocked this story.
- • **Inside the Champion’s Mind:** Experience Agassi’s relentless mental focus and the psychological battles behind every match.
- • **A Must-Read for Sports Enthusiasts:** Whether tennis fan or not, gain unparalleled insight into elite sports performance and mindset.

## Overview

Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi is a critically acclaimed, bestselling tennis biography that dives deep into the mental and physical demands of elite sports. With over 24,000 reviews and a 4.6-star rating, it reveals the intense focus, pain, and resilience behind Agassi’s legendary career, making it essential reading for sports fans and anyone driven to excel.

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Buy Open: An Autobiography Reprint by Agassi, Andre (ISBN: 9780307388407) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: An incredible read and superb piece of writing ... - Tennis fans generally and Agassi fans in particular will not be disappointed by this book. But anyone interested in professional sport at all - in particular, what it takes to be the best - should read this book. It's the most incredible piece of writing. From the first sentence, you are inside Agassi's head; feeling the torture and the pain of what it physically and mentally takes to be at the top. He strips away the pomposity of tennis and shows these players are almost gladiators who rip and tear at themselves to destruction, both physically and mentally pouring everything into a moment of winning. Yet as soon as that moment is achieved it's gone and you move on to doing it all over again. From a personal level, I've always had a fascination with why us Brits 'fold' under pressure; why we never quite make it, why we're never quite good enough across many sports. The answers for what's required to be one of the best are here and - incredibly for a 'celebrity book' - you can feel the energy on every page and right from page 1; it's exhausting even to read. It's not a fluffy celebrity life-story. This is why people across all sports who want to be the best should read this book. I'm not a huge fan of tennis but it's a sport with similar mental/physical requirements as a sport I play so the psychology-of-champions interests me. I once saw Agassi play Tim Henman at Wimbledon and Agassi fascinated me; although normally in love with Agassi the crowd were all over the 'home boy' even dropping into showing some 'uncontrolled enthusiasm' at Agassi unforced errors just in desperation of wanting Henman to 'do it'. As Henman did what all us-Brits seem to do - expand mentally outwards linking with the crowd and trying to run on their energy - Agassi went inwards; his eyes fascinated me. They never left Henman and his focus was unbelievable to levels you could physically feel the power of it - he didn't need anything from the crowd, he was a lone man against the world and was very comfortable there. The more the crowd bayed for Henman and the more he punched the air, the stronger and calmer Agassi became. You could see in his eyes there was no-one in the place except Henman, and he was going to take him down. I knew from looking at him Henman would never win - mentally they were worlds apart. Henman's energy was channelled wide into the crowd and he needed their energy to keep going; it's power was diluted. Agassi's energy was channelled inwards to a single point until it became laser-like and could cut through anything - and it's target was Henman. After Agassi won, he later described exactly what I'd seen when asked how he'd managed to overcome Henman's determination and the overwhelming energy of the crowd - he focussed his energy until there was no-one else there except Henman. I couldn't even tell you the score of the match but Agassi's focus and energy have stayed with me as a 'moment in time' memory ever since. The book opens up and explains what I saw - what was actually mentally and physically behind that moment; it explains it's that mental place champions are constantly chasing, trying to find, then trying to sustain and the physical effort required to fuel this mental state. Agassi conveys onto paper the mental torture, demons and physical strength required to do this. He shows it's not something top players 'have', it's something they find then lose, find again and constantly struggle to hold on to. Probably far better than any other book his descriptions of the torment and pressures indirectly gave me food for thought as to mysteries which shroud other players - for example Borg's sudden retirement. After reading this, I'll never look at two players calmly and politely leaving court after a match the same way again - I'll be wondering if as soon as they are out of the public gaze are they surrounded by teams of people physically and mentally rushing to put them back together. To me, this book has the keys to why us Brits are never quite good enough. An amazing piece of writing, Mr Agassi :o
Review: The clue is in the title - I honestly never knew much about Andre Agassi before this book. What an interesting and exciting read though. I've watched tennis a few times in the past but this book had me searching for those matches he describes, in such intimate detail, on YouTube. To know what he was going through leading up to and during those career defining moments gave a whole new perspective on things. Tennis is a whole lot more than just a couple of athletes hitting a ball back and forth. This is a must read if you love sports, or even just want to learn a bit about the man who wrote it.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 414,114 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Tennis Biographies 3 in Racket Sports |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (24,528) |
| Dimensions  | 13.11 x 2.06 x 20.22 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0307388409 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0307388407 |
| Item weight  | 372 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 400 pages |
| Publication date  | 10 Aug. 2010 |
| Publisher  | Vintage |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An incredible read and superb piece of writing ...
*by E***S on 5 November 2011*

Tennis fans generally and Agassi fans in particular will not be disappointed by this book. But anyone interested in professional sport at all - in particular, what it takes to be the best - should read this book. It's the most incredible piece of writing. From the first sentence, you are inside Agassi's head; feeling the torture and the pain of what it physically and mentally takes to be at the top. He strips away the pomposity of tennis and shows these players are almost gladiators who rip and tear at themselves to destruction, both physically and mentally pouring everything into a moment of winning. Yet as soon as that moment is achieved it's gone and you move on to doing it all over again. From a personal level, I've always had a fascination with why us Brits 'fold' under pressure; why we never quite make it, why we're never quite good enough across many sports. The answers for what's required to be one of the best are here and - incredibly for a 'celebrity book' - you can feel the energy on every page and right from page 1; it's exhausting even to read. It's not a fluffy celebrity life-story. This is why people across all sports who want to be the best should read this book. I'm not a huge fan of tennis but it's a sport with similar mental/physical requirements as a sport I play so the psychology-of-champions interests me. I once saw Agassi play Tim Henman at Wimbledon and Agassi fascinated me; although normally in love with Agassi the crowd were all over the 'home boy' even dropping into showing some 'uncontrolled enthusiasm' at Agassi unforced errors just in desperation of wanting Henman to 'do it'. As Henman did what all us-Brits seem to do - expand mentally outwards linking with the crowd and trying to run on their energy - Agassi went inwards; his eyes fascinated me. They never left Henman and his focus was unbelievable to levels you could physically feel the power of it - he didn't need anything from the crowd, he was a lone man against the world and was very comfortable there. The more the crowd bayed for Henman and the more he punched the air, the stronger and calmer Agassi became. You could see in his eyes there was no-one in the place except Henman, and he was going to take him down. I knew from looking at him Henman would never win - mentally they were worlds apart. Henman's energy was channelled wide into the crowd and he needed their energy to keep going; it's power was diluted. Agassi's energy was channelled inwards to a single point until it became laser-like and could cut through anything - and it's target was Henman. After Agassi won, he later described exactly what I'd seen when asked how he'd managed to overcome Henman's determination and the overwhelming energy of the crowd - he focussed his energy until there was no-one else there except Henman. I couldn't even tell you the score of the match but Agassi's focus and energy have stayed with me as a 'moment in time' memory ever since. The book opens up and explains what I saw - what was actually mentally and physically behind that moment; it explains it's that mental place champions are constantly chasing, trying to find, then trying to sustain and the physical effort required to fuel this mental state. Agassi conveys onto paper the mental torture, demons and physical strength required to do this. He shows it's not something top players 'have', it's something they find then lose, find again and constantly struggle to hold on to. Probably far better than any other book his descriptions of the torment and pressures indirectly gave me food for thought as to mysteries which shroud other players - for example Borg's sudden retirement. After reading this, I'll never look at two players calmly and politely leaving court after a match the same way again - I'll be wondering if as soon as they are out of the public gaze are they surrounded by teams of people physically and mentally rushing to put them back together. To me, this book has the keys to why us Brits are never quite good enough. An amazing piece of writing, Mr Agassi :o

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The clue is in the title
*by K***R on 7 October 2025*

I honestly never knew much about Andre Agassi before this book. What an interesting and exciting read though. I've watched tennis a few times in the past but this book had me searching for those matches he describes, in such intimate detail, on YouTube. To know what he was going through leading up to and during those career defining moments gave a whole new perspective on things. Tennis is a whole lot more than just a couple of athletes hitting a ball back and forth. This is a must read if you love sports, or even just want to learn a bit about the man who wrote it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoyable read
*by T***T on 27 July 2025*

Insight into another world. As a fan you can never know the thoughts, worries or tribulations the players you root for are going through. Interesting to find out.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi - Paperback
- Inner Game of Tennis : The ultimate guide to the mental side of peak performance -- Paperback / softback
- Winning Ugly

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