Legend in more ways than one.

  • pocopene
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    285 months ago

    If I hadn’t heard about Andre Agassi’s autobiography I’d read this tweet as a joke, but now I’m not sure any more.

      • @BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
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        145 months ago

        Andre Agassi famously admitted he hates tennis. Apart from playing professionally he had no interest in the sport whatsoever.

      • @jqubed@lemmy.world
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        55 months ago

        Seems very similar to the Tiger Woods arc, showed some promise as a child, overbearing-perhaps-abusive father pushed him into heavy training to become the best in the world, actually succeeded at a young age and made a bunch of money but hated everything about it and got into a destructive lifestyle including drugs, eventually crashing out. The main difference was when Agassi got clean he was able to make a successful return to the game and seemed to have a healthier relationship with the game. But I don’t think he has the kind of love for the game that you hope the greats of a sport have.