“Big dreams are so damn tiring.” ― Andre Agassi, Open
Очень советую прочитать, желательно в оригинале. Русский перевод никоим образом не передает всей гаммы эмоций, с которой Агасси писал свою автобиографию. Читаешь и чувствуешь ноющий позвоночник, ненависть к теннису чуть ли не с раннего детства, и в голове носятся те же мысли, что и у Агасси. Потрясающе написано! А что важнее всего, действительно откровенно.
“Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players - and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer's opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple with and grunt at. In tennis you stand face-to-face with the enemy, trade blows with him, but never touch him or talk to him, or anyone else. The rules forbid a tennis player from even talking to his coach while on the court. People sometimes mention the track-and-field runner as a comparably lonely figure, but I have to laugh. At least the runner can feel and smell his opponents. They're inches away. In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement....”
― Andre Agassi, Open
“I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.”
― Andre Agassi
“Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players - and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer's opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple with and grunt at. In tennis you stand face-to-face with the enemy, trade blows with him, but never touch him or talk to him, or anyone else. The rules forbid a tennis player from even talking to his coach while on the court. People sometimes mention the track-and-field runner as a comparably lonely figure, but I have to laugh. At least the runner can feel and smell his opponents. They're inches away. In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement....”
― Andre Agassi, Open
“I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.”
― Andre Agassi