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I’ve had this on my TBR list for a while, and there’s always a wait. I figured it would eventually be available, so I waited. Finally, I put it on hold and it was ready after 6 weeks. This book came out in 2009! So I knew it would be a good read/listen.
I got the audiobook from Libby and it was narrated not by the author, which is uncommon among memoirs and autobiographies. But the narrator did a great job and maybe Agassi wasn’t interested in doing it. This book was incredibly detailed; I felt like I was living his life alongside him. I always wonder how people remember so much about their lives, down to conversations and feelings. Some people journal a lot so that makes sense that they have a record, but Agassi shared that he began journaling after his son was born. So maybe he just has a good memory or took creative liberties. Either way, this was an excellent autobiography and I enjoyed it. I had heard of him and other tennis players, but I’m not a sports fan so I didn’t really watch games or get into it. I like that the book started with him in real time, and then went back to detail his childhood and how he got into tennis (immigrant Iranian Armenian dad). It was so interesting to see his relationship with his family and the sport itself and how he actually hated tennis. I loved the relationship between him and his good friend Perry, his brother Philly, and especially his trainer/friend Gill. I didn’t know he dropped out of school in the 9th grade to pursue this sport. It was nice to see him recognize the value of education by opening up his own charter school. I was happy when he and Stefanie reconnected and got together, I would’ve liked to hear more about their relationship like he detailed about him and Brooke Shields.
Overall, this was a really good book and took me a bit longer than usual to listen to due to the length, but it was worth it.
A funny side note/synchronicity: I was watching a 2022 movie a few days ago and one of the main characters was reading this book. I was so surprised haha.
I’ve had this on my TBR list for a while, and there’s always a wait. I figured it would eventually be available, so I waited. Finally, I put it on hold and it was ready after 6 weeks. This book came out in 2009! So I knew it would be a good read/listen.
I got the audiobook from Libby and it was narrated not by the author, which is uncommon among memoirs and autobiographies. But the narrator did a great job and maybe Agassi wasn’t interested in doing it. This book was incredibly detailed; I felt like I was living his life alongside him. I always wonder how people remember so much about their lives, down to conversations and feelings. Some people journal a lot so that makes sense that they have a record, but Agassi shared that he began journaling after his son was born. So maybe he just has a good memory or took creative liberties. Either way, this was an excellent autobiography and I enjoyed it. I had heard of him and other tennis players, but I’m not a sports fan so I didn’t really watch games or get into it. I like that the book started with him in real time, and then went back to detail his childhood and how he got into tennis (immigrant Iranian Armenian dad). It was so interesting to see his relationship with his family and the sport itself and how he actually hated tennis. I loved the relationship between him and his good friend Perry, his brother Philly, and especially his trainer/friend Gill. I didn’t know he dropped out of school in the 9th grade to pursue this sport. It was nice to see him recognize the value of education by opening up his own charter school. I was happy when he and Stefanie reconnected and got together, I would’ve liked to hear more about their relationship like he detailed about him and Brooke Shields.
Overall, this was a really good book and took me a bit longer than usual to listen to due to the length, but it was worth it.
A funny side note/synchronicity: I was watching a 2022 movie a few days ago and one of the main characters was reading this book. I was so surprised haha.