Open came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 5 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
Andre Agassi's memoir Open has come up five separate times across Andrew Huberman, Joe Rogan, and Tim Ferriss, which is unusual for a sports book that's really about hating the sport you're famous for.
We pulled every genuine endorsement from the transcripts, and this one keeps landing with guests who talk about identity and burnout more than tennis. Each entry links to the exact moment it was mentioned.
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi's incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis camp that feels like a prison camp. Lonely, scared, a ninth-grade dropout, he rebels in ways that will soon make him a 1980s icon. He dyes his hair, pierces his ears, dresses like a punk rocker. By the time he turns pro at sixteen, his new look promises to change tennis forever, as does his lightning-fast return.
Where to get it & every mention“I read Andre Agassi's book, "Open," which is basically a story of his dad pushing him to play a game he did not want to play.” — Andrew Huberman 01:05:50
Free-solo legend Alex Honnold tells Andrew Huberman how relentless small daily goals, not raw fearlessness, build seemingly impossible achievements.
“I was just reading that Agy book it's so good I didn't realize how good my friend Matt Ruby was like you got to read the Agy book” — Sam Morril 00:33:43
Comedian Sam Morril and Joe Rogan riff on standup craft, comedy clubs, conspiracies, fitness, and the legends who shaped them.
“the same person who did Open, the autobiography of Agassi, which is another spectacular book.” — Tim Ferriss 00:53:28
Legendary VC Bill Gurley on mental models, network effects, the brutal valuation reset, open source as corporate strategy, and regulatory capture.
“frequently when reading open the autobiography one of the great reads i would recommend everyone pick up because there's the authenticity in that book” — Tim Ferriss 01:23:32
Performance psychologist Jim Loehr on mental toughness, managing energy over time, the private inner voice, and character.
“i read open which is the autobiography of andre agassi and it blew my mind it was so good so engrossing” — Tim Ferriss 01:59:09
Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein on building the entrepreneurship company, lessons from law school, the Build-A-Business competition, and the accelerated future of retail.
