Some eye-Open-ers that might be applicable to the recreational player’s game:

The greatest game-changer. Agassi contends that the advent of polyester tennis string, which he personally discovered at Wimbledon in 2000, has made a bigger difference in the pro game than fitness or other racquet technology because of the vicious topspin it creates. He writes that polyester “has turned average players into greats, and greats into legends.”

Grips are as personal as a thumbprint. Most of us use whatever comes from the factory or maybe wrap our sticks with a soft, tacky or sticky overgrip. Agassi’s grip is based on a precise mold of his hand, right down to the size of his calluses and the force of his squeeze. “A millimeter difference, near the end of a four-hour match, can feel as irritating and distracting as a pebble in my shoe,” he writes.

The balanced hitting diet. Tennis is all about degrees of aggression—you have to play aggressively enough to control a point, but not so aggressively that control is sacrificed. Agassi’s former coach, Brad Gilbert, had this to say about the value of letting an opponent lose: “Every shot doesn’t have to be a killer. Sometimes the best shot is a holding shot, an OK shot that gives the other guy a chance to miss.”

Find your money shot. For Agassi, it was the down-the-line backhand. “You can pay a lot of bills with that shot,” is the way Gilbert explained it.

The best mental preparation. Agassi put it this way: “The perfect blend of caring and not caring.”

Look to steal your opponent’s signs. Body language speaks loudly. Boris Becker telegraphed where his serve was going. He had a habit of sticking out his tongue “like a tiny red arrow” in the direction he was about to place the ball in his pre-serve ritual. Todd Martin’s eyes would look in the direction of the opposite side of the court where he was about to serve.

The key to a long tennis life. Keep the ball in front of you and take it on the rise. It reduces unnecessary stress and torque on the body.

Yes, playing down is bad for your game. “I’m at my worst against lesser opponents,” Agassi writes. “I play down to their level. … Against bad players, I press, [which is] one of the deadliest things you can do in tennis.”

Oh!.... u missed out 1 more tip dude! ... inhale some crystal meth for that super duper
'eye on the ball' focus!

additional tip; dont forget to put the chrystal meth in your
friend's drink okaayyyy..

I have the audio book, the book is pretty interesting, much better than Sampras's book in my opinion, in Agassi's book he mentions his match preparation....Gil juice!
The really startling thing is how his father made his son into the tennis player, though Andre repeatedly says He hated Tennis, without the maniacal drive from his father, Andre would of never become Andre, I really sympathize with Andre here, at the age of 7 facing his father souped up Ball machine and aiming that a 7 year old, the balls reached a speed of 110 MPH.....may be the coaches should try this at Duta.;-p

i donno about our kids bro,im thinking lawsuits here

LOL, no wonder no one cannot be tennis world champion, other ways to ular to become rich lol

im getting Z to coach my kid/s,a sure bet for future national player/s

LMAO... dude... your kids would end up being a skateboarder like me instead...