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Agassi is a far outlier though. I'm not saying that it's not a lonely road, but I remember reading about his dad being a compulsive gambler and him having to play a match for their house when he was 12-14 years old. Think about what it's like having to grow up and go through something like that -- how would you be able to relate to other players who are close to you in rankings? Either way kudos to him for taking that on.

There's a few references specifically to Agassi a few times in this writeup

> Andre Agassi was lonely but never alone, players on the Futures tour are both.

Open is a great book and so is "You Cannot Be Serious".