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Memorable Quotes from the book:
1. Now that I've won a slam, I know something very few people on earth are permitted to know. A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last long as the bad. Not even close
2. What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.
3. Even if it’s not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.
How lovely it is to dream while you are awake. Dream while you’re awake, Andre. Anybody can dream while they’re asleep, but you need to dream all the time, and say our dreams out loud, and believe in them
The book "Open" is the autobiography of Tennis player Andre Agassi. I am not much into biographies and generally feel that most autobiographies tends to become preachy. I was pleasantly surprised with "Open". In this book Agassi tells about his journey to become the No 1 Tennis player, losing the top spot and then rising again to lose it all even though he hates the sport. His journey is stifled with pain, injuries but he never quits and tries to get his mind to rise above the injuries when his body would just not co-operate. This book came to me at a time when I am recovering from a major surgery and some days are hard and gloomy. The book gives me inspiration to make choices and rise above it all. In the short term the book has really inspired me and I hope I can get my mind to continue with the inspiration. Its a great read and I highly recommend it to everyone
1. Now that I've won a slam, I know something very few people on earth are permitted to know. A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last long as the bad. Not even close
2. What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.
3. Even if it’s not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.
How lovely it is to dream while you are awake. Dream while you’re awake, Andre. Anybody can dream while they’re asleep, but you need to dream all the time, and say our dreams out loud, and believe in them
The book "Open" is the autobiography of Tennis player Andre Agassi. I am not much into biographies and generally feel that most autobiographies tends to become preachy. I was pleasantly surprised with "Open". In this book Agassi tells about his journey to become the No 1 Tennis player, losing the top spot and then rising again to lose it all even though he hates the sport. His journey is stifled with pain, injuries but he never quits and tries to get his mind to rise above the injuries when his body would just not co-operate. This book came to me at a time when I am recovering from a major surgery and some days are hard and gloomy. The book gives me inspiration to make choices and rise above it all. In the short term the book has really inspired me and I hope I can get my mind to continue with the inspiration. Its a great read and I highly recommend it to everyone
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Jun 26, 2022 06:05AM
I hope you are completely better now. Nice review, thanks.
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I am doing so much better...thanks Petra for the kind words
I have always been curious about Andre Agassi and may need to check this one out based on your wonderful review, Tumpi! I hope your healing went well and so glad this book gave you the inspiration you needed so much. :-D
Thanks Terri....you definitely should give this a go. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did
Excellent review, Tumpi. I am glad this autobiography of Andre Agassi's grit and determination gave you motivation. When it came out it was billed as being full of salacious details but in actuality it was so much better and deeper than I imagined.
Thanks Daniel. I am glad you liked open as much as I did. You know how sometimes the right book finds you...this was one for me ..i so needed it that time. I will have to do a re read to see if the impact is as strong as it was for the first time.
