A GREAT RETURN

There wasn't much going on this past weekend so I made another trip to the library on Saturday and borrowed another book.  Since I read The Tipping Point in four days I wanted to get something that would last me a little longer (a thicker book).  I chose the autobiography of one of my favorite athletes of all time, ANDRE AGASSI.

Known for his once long flowing hair, flamboyant outfits and short marriage to Brooke Shields, Agassi was possibly the greatest returner in tennis history and ultimately retired in 2006 as one of the all-time greats.

This was a great book.  Too great in fact that I read it in three days.  So much for longevity.

I did learn quite a few things about Agassi:

- He beat the football great Jim Brown in straight sets at a local club when he was nine years old.  Agassi's father won $500 from Brown on the match.

- He started losing his hair at seventeen and actually wore a hairpiece for most of his early matches.

- He never really wanted to marry Brooke Shields.

- He went through depression and used crystal meth for a while.

- The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education has raised $75 million to provide education for disadvantaged youth.

- He HATES tennis.

The book is also full of anecdotes from childhood to adulthood and introspective details from many of his matches.  A very easy read about a very interesting life.