Yeah, but he is gonna play in the Open this year...hmmmmmm, anniversary SpoFi meetup, anyone???
This made me sad. From the NYT... Nadal said he had no recollection of Agassi's victory [at Wimbeldon] in 1992. He was, afterall, only 6 at the time. Agassi's memory serves very well though. "I imagine it's that way when your child goes off to college," he said. "You say, what the heck happened in all these years? It feels like yesterday for me, as vivid, as alive as ever." For me too.
He was, and will always be, my favorite tennis player. He had ridiculous ups and downs - I remember when he plummeted to the mid 100s in rankings - and his legacy is so much in the numbers, and outside of the numbers. I just can't think of what I really want to say, other than he was the object of my tennis hero worship, and I think I chose well.
I've only read about/seen older footage of players like Ashe, Borg, McEnroe, and Connors. I really only followed (men's) tennis casually when Wilander/Becker/Edberg had successful runs. But it was the Agassi/Sampras rivalry that made me more than a casual observer. Straight-laced Pete Sampras vs. expressive Andre Agassi made for great tennis. From the long hair (remember the EOS Rebel/image is everything ads?) to the shaved head and the "immaturity" to the "maturity" Agassi is my second-favorite men's tennis player (behind McEnroe) of all time. Andre winning the U.S. Open before retiring would make for a storybook ending to a GREAT career. Best of luck to Andre--if he and Steffi have any kids who grow up to play tennis, then many titles could be added to their family (they'd certainly have the right genes.)
curtangle , They already started haveing children. [youtube]
Thanks for the vid Folkways. I knew Andre and Steffi already had a kid (I'd forgotten the kid's name); but Dominic may not want to play tennis when he's older. If he does, though, then major titles may be in his future. LOL-he already plays tennis better than I do/have.
Andre winning the U.S. Open before retiring would make for a storybook ending to a GREAT career. Someone's going to have to throw a sabot into the works of a certain little Swiss cuckoo clock in order for that to happen.
Someone's going to have to throw a sabot into the works of a certain little Swiss cuckoo clock in order for that to happen. LOL--Yeah I can't see Federer losing to Agassi. *throws sabot* *clogs clock*
Andre win? Hey, stranger things have happened...but I sure can't think of one at the moment.
Andre win? Hey, stranger things have happened...but I sure can't think of one at the moment. Stretch your mind a bit and I'm sure you can think of several. Andy Roddick winning, for example.
Hell, just somebody besides Federer winning is a bit of a stretch at this point.
He invented the return ace. Nobody returned like Andre. And he wore pink at Wimbeldon, neon pink no less. And the consistent ground strokes. Oh baby. He could move his opponent around so well, it really was a priviledge to watch him in form.
I agree, garfield, he was never overpowered by his often big-serving opponents when at his best, and always a joy to watch. And, if "Image is everything", he has certainly done well in that regard.
Next up: Rafael Nadal--good luck Andre!
