Overly demanding and emotionally abusive to the whole family, his father groomed young Agassi for tennis greatness by building a tennis court in their backyard and sending Agassi to tennis boarding school under the supervision of Nick Bollettieri, who later coached and managed part of Agassi's professional career.
ˈoʊvɚli dᵻmˈændɪŋ ænd ɪmˈoʊʃənəli ɐbjˈuːsɪv tə ðə hˈoʊl fˈæmɪli, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ɡɹˈuːmd jˈʌŋ ˈæɡæsi fɔːɹ tˈɛnɪs ɡɹˈeɪtnəs baɪ bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ tˈɛnɪs kˈoːɹt ɪn ðɛɹ bˈækjɑːɹd ænd sˈɛndɪŋ ˈæɡæsi tə tˈɛnɪs bˈoːɹdɪŋ skˈuːl ˌʌndɚ ðə suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌv nˈɪk bˈɑːlɪtˌɪɹi, hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ kˈoʊtʃt ænd mˈænɪdʒd pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈæɡæsiz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kɚɹˈɪɹ.