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Mr. Friscus
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Let me put my cards on the table... Andre Agassi is my favorite tennis player of all time, and not so much the young guy with the hair (wig), but the post-Brooke Shields, bald Andre who dedicated himself. The man was so gifted as having a natural ground stroke motion, and his footwork was incredible. watching a baseline rally of Agassi from behind (come on now, hold the dirty comments on that one LOL) is a delight to watch as he his feet and base of support are unique, he moves like noone else.
That being said, I think he underperformed in his career as far as his talent goes. I read his book "Open", and he was entirely forward about his drug use, his personal issues.. and even how he basically threw away a French Open final because he was afraid his wig would fall off.
Andre won 1 Wimbledon, 1 French, 2 US Opens, and 4 Aussie Opens. He was one of the first to take the Aussie openly completely seriously, and would show up in the best shape compared to others who hadn't yet dedicated themselves for the year yet.
Thats 8 majors, a number that used to be seen as pretty legit. But now, you have guys like Djokavic, Federer, Nadal, Sampras with so many more major wins, yet While Agassi lags behind in numbers, his influence remains to an extent.
Is Agassi still relevant to discuss when talking all-time greats?
That being said, I think he underperformed in his career as far as his talent goes. I read his book "Open", and he was entirely forward about his drug use, his personal issues.. and even how he basically threw away a French Open final because he was afraid his wig would fall off.
Andre won 1 Wimbledon, 1 French, 2 US Opens, and 4 Aussie Opens. He was one of the first to take the Aussie openly completely seriously, and would show up in the best shape compared to others who hadn't yet dedicated themselves for the year yet.
Thats 8 majors, a number that used to be seen as pretty legit. But now, you have guys like Djokavic, Federer, Nadal, Sampras with so many more major wins, yet While Agassi lags behind in numbers, his influence remains to an extent.
Is Agassi still relevant to discuss when talking all-time greats?