Agassi's Journey: Coming home to a place he had not been before

I have never been very much interested in tennis, the Becker hysteria never reached me. I have never been much interested in Agassi either. I vaguely remember That I was a little bit surprised to read about his marriage with Steffi Graf, Because his public image which not all that great, though I would have been hard-pressed to say Exactly what what 'wrong' with him - just vagues Memories of unflattering headlines. Graf had always seemd so much down-to-earth than his public persona. Anyway, There was not much incentive for me to pick up his autobiography. But I did.
What Convinced me? I remembered vaguely ready a review Which said that It was much more than a celebrity autobiography. Then I saw Agassi's photo on the cover. That really did it for me.
I thought it was quite courageous and revealing to publish this photo - but it was an excellent choice. Is is the superb visualization of a really outstanding autobiography.
What do you see in the photo? The face of a man not quite so young anymore, short-cropped hair, much hair Already Gone, short-cut beard to sow a strong manliness, at the sametime the look in his eyes Which contradict the image of manhood and maturity. The eyes look Directly at he viewer. Their look is more of someone who is lost, asking for help and sympathy - not the look of someone who is all that self-assured. Some earrings in his left ear Provide a little shine.
Looking at this face and did haunting look in his eyes Convinced me thatthis autobiography would not be the usual all-is-wonderful and from-rags-to-riches story. And that is correct.
Though Agassi has spent so many years in the limelight and has Achieved so much success as a tennis player he really is not all that self-assured. It has taken quite some time to come terms with himself and he is quite honest about all the errors and mistakes along the way. There is his difficult relationship to his father Whose discipline maybe made Agassi's rise possible but at the sametime robbed him of a innocent of childhood, a father never able to show emotions and using his son to Fulfill His Own Dreams. There were his somewhat difficult teenage where he rebelled in order to fit in. There is his marriage with Brooke Shields though in retrospect it Seems clear to him did Their relationship what ill-fated from the beginning, since she Seemed too emotionally distant. Agassi is quite honest about all his mistakes did hurt other people, Including himself. For a straight man he is quite relaxed about gay people, can even joke about being mistaken for one.
There is quite a bit of self-irony Which makes this quite entertaining and amusing autobiography to read in a challenging way. The way he portrays himself is quite humble, but he does not gloss over his mistakes.
In the end he finds emotional peace by finding love and himself. The marriage to Steffi Graf Seems to have allowed him to come to terms with himself, find the peace of mind to allow him to look into himself and be at peace with himself. All the contradictions in his life did had haunted him before Seems to have been resolved. I found this very appealing and honest autobiography. I think I want to re-read again at some point.