Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	5.38

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		glamorous, last-minute, preppy, semi-finals, comeback, controversial, teaching, boxer, fluorescent, rebellious, racket, lifestyle, instructor, actress, marriage, tournament
	content words:		Elizabeth Agassi, United States, In Iran, Mike Agassi, Las Vegas, Andre Agassi, Grand Slams, Grand Slam Tournaments, Australian Open, French Open

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Andre Agassi
By Sharon Fabian

¹     Mike and Elizabeth Agassi emigrated to the United States from Iran. In Iran, Mike Agassi had been a boxer. He had boxed for Iran in the 1952 Olympics. In the US, the Agassis lived in Las Vegas, and Mike became a tennis instructor.

²     When their baby Andre was born, Mike couldn't wait to start teaching him tennis. So, he taped a tiny tennis racket to Andre's little hand and hung a tennis ball over his crib. At least, that's how the story goes.

³     There have been lots of stories about Andre Agassi. He has been a popular, and sometimes controversial, tennis star.

⁴     At about the age of four, Andre really began playing tennis. His dad continued to coach him for several years. Then he got so good that he was ready to move on to a new coach.

⁵     Andre was sent to Bollettieri's, a famous tennis camp in Florida. This tennis camp was run in a strict "boot camp" style. Maybe it was a little too strict for Andre. It was here that he developed his rebellious style that earned him so much media attention later on.

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