U.S. Open to Continue Without Agassi

Sun Sep 3, 2006 2:56 PM EDT

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Rollie

I wish I could play tennis 1/8th of the way he does now! Congrats Andre on a great career!

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#1 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 3:15 PM EDT

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KevinR

Grats Andre, I wish I could've watched him in person once :/

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#2 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 4:11 PM EDT

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winsomecowboy

Inspirational individual.

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#3 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 4:47 PM EDT

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MadPod

I was an honor to watch Agassi last year when he played Blake at the Open. I was there until 1:30am, history in the making.
Here is the video CLICK.

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#4 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 8:09 PM EDT

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Jatfla

Andre came to our little capital of Florida at the very beginning of his career to play in an exhibition at a local club. I didn't see him; didn't know anything about him. Just heard everyone talking about the awesome player with the great smile and punkie hair. Sorry I missed that. I was on another court playing fun doubles with my friends. But I definitely followed his career after that and what a wonderful competitor and all-around good guy. He traveled the gammit and I'm glad he's reaped the benefits of providing us all with great tennis memories and now has settled into a genuine home-life of family and good friends.

Thanks Andre for the years of thrills and chills. Gosh!! He was such a joy to watch.

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#5 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 10:52 PM EDT

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ArrowHand

The real Agassi was born after those years he spent in the doldrums playing on the challenger circuit. Billie Jean King once praised him for the mental peace Agassi exudes when he speaks. That was probably the reason for his metamorphosis, in appearance, demeanor and, of course, results. Lots of people are credited for him becoming a great player in the second half of his career. Brad Gilbert, Gil Reyes, Darren Cahill...none of them could actually do the things the man did on court. Each of them contributed, but ultimately, Agassi's reinvention and rededication is among the greatest turnarounds in any sport in the world, probably the greatest. I remember not thinking much of him in his early years and admiring the quite, restrained Pete Sampras. Indeed, all through the Sampras years he was my number one player and certainly the one I rooted for over Agassi. But now I see Sampras retired and the man certainly did not have the guts to tell the world when he was going to retire. It would have been great for the man to have announced immediately after his last US Open win that he was going to retire. But he didn't. And Agassi did. That's what makes Agassi ultimately the greater of the two as a human being.

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#6 - Sun Sep 3, 2006 11:21 PM EDT

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Oluseye

U.S. Open to Continue Without Agassi

What? I thought they'd stop.

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#7 - Mon Sep 4, 2006 2:37 PM EDT

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