Open: An Autobiography
Open: An Autobiography
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10.5860/choice.47-5713
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2009
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Z. Simic
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他是历史上最受欢迎的运动员之一，也是有史以来最有天赋的网球运动员之一，但安德烈·阿加西从小就讨厌这项运动。阿加西还在婴儿床里的时候就被哄着挥球拍，还在上小学的时候就被迫每天打几百个球，即使他驱使自己成为一个神童，阿加西也对这种持续的压力感到不满，这是一种内在的冲突，它将定义他。现在，阿加西在他美丽而难忘的自传中讲述了一个被这种冲突所框定的生活故事。阿加西让我们感受到了他在拉斯维加斯时的恐慌，当时他还是一个身材矮小的七岁孩子，整天在他暴力的父亲强迫性的目光下练习。我们看到他13岁时被流放到佛罗里达的一个网球夏令营。孤独，害怕，九年级辍学，他反叛的方式，将很快使他成为20世纪80年代的图标。当他16岁成为职业球员时，他的新面貌有望永远改变网球，他闪电般的回归也是如此。然而，尽管他天赋异禀，但他在早期就很挣扎。我们感受到了他输给世界上最好的球员时的困惑，以及他开始获胜时更大的困惑。在三次大满贯决赛中跌跌撞撞之后，阿加西在1992年的温布尔登夺冠，震惊了世界和他自己。一夜之间，他成为球迷的最爱和媒体的目标。阿加西给每一场关键的比赛和每一次公共关系带来了近乎摄影的记忆。除了对对手的生动描述，阿加西还慷慨地讲述了他与芭芭拉·史翠珊的短暂时光以及他与布鲁克·希尔兹注定失败的婚姻。他揭示了粉碎他信心的沮丧，以及几乎让他失去一切的错误。最后，他讲述了他壮观的复活和他成为有史以来排名第一的最年长的人的过程。阿加西用清晰、紧凑的散文唤起了他忠诚的兄弟、明智的教练、温柔的训练师，以及所有帮助他恢复平衡并最终与斯蒂芬妮·格拉芙找到爱情的人。凭借其惊人的克里思和原始的坦率，开放将阅读和珍惜多年。这本书不仅是热情球迷的享受，也会吸引那些对网球一无所知的读者。就像阿加西的比赛一样，它为优雅、风格、速度和力量树立了新的标准。
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 makes us feel his panic as an undersized seven-year-old in Las Vegas, practicing all day under the obsessive gaze of his violent father. We see him at thirteen, banished to a Florida tennis camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. By the time he turns pro at sixteen, his new look promises to change tennis forever, as does his lightning fast return. And yet, despite his raw talent, he struggles early on. We feel his confusion as he loses to the world's best, his greater confusion as he starts to win. After stumbling in three Grand Slam finals, Agassi shocks the world, and himself, by capturing the 1992 Wimbledon. Overnight he becomes a fan favorite and a media target. Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match, and every public relationship. Alongside vivid portraits of rivals, Agassi gives unstinting accounts of his brief time with Barbra Streisand and his doomed marriage to Brooke Shields. He reveals the depression that shatters his confidence, and the mistake that nearly costs him everything. Finally, he recounts his spectacular resurrection and his march to become the oldest man ever ranked number one. 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. With its breakneck tempo and raw candor, Open will be read and cherished for years. A treat for ardent fans, it will also captivate readers who know nothing about tennis. Like Agassi's game, it sets a new standard for grace, style, speed and power.