Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto, CA)
Andre Agassi, the only man to win a career Golden Slam (all four Grand Slam singles titles plus the Olympic gold medal) reflects on his life both on and off the court - from dropping out of high school and turning pro at 16, to pivotal matches with rivals Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer, his relationships with Brooke Shields and wife Stefanie Graf, and his role as an education advocate and philanthropist. A signing follows the program.
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During his exhilarating and epic twenty-one year professional career, Agassi captured eight Grand Slam single championships and is the only man to win a career “Golden Slam” – all four Grand Slam singles titles plus the Olympic gold medal.
Agassi reflects candidly on his life both on and off the court – from dropping out of high school and turning pro at 16, to pivotal matches with rivals Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer, his personal relationships with Brooke Shields and wife Stefanie Graf, and his role as an education advocate and philanthropist.
As the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, Agassi has raised more than $85 million for the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, an acclaimed K-12 charter school for underprivileged children in his hometown, Las Vegas.
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.
