Andre Agassi Part 1
November 8, 2009 5:00 PM
Andre Agassi talks candidly to Katie Couric about his life, his strong dislike of tennis at a young age, and the depression that led him to use meth.
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November 8, 2009 5:00 PM
Andre Agassi talks candidly to Katie Couric about his life, his strong dislike of tennis at a young age, and the depression that led him to use meth.
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See all 18 CommentsAthletes are just human, even though they do seemingly super human feats, just like the rest of us. Many of them find themselves in situations that lead to poor choices. Some get caught, some are protected, some die, some learn and so on.
Agassi has not provided excuses he has merely provided context. Good on ya Agassi your a great guy.
Only a small percentage of athletes as successful as him give back to the degree that he has/is.
Martina the steroids have turned your brain to mush, such condemnation from a Gay woman, please!
Again, as for the drug use - I had a friend that became addicted to meth until some of us intervened. As it turns out, she was clinically depressed and was unknowingly self-medicating. Once on medication, she had no desire for the meth. After that, I started looking at some cases of drug use and drug addiction differently.
While he was becoming famous, all I did was work myself through college every summer, spring and winter break; - countless hours with my nose stuck in a book, and even more trying to make a career out of almost 30 years of efforts. I managed to make a decent, (although not rich), living. So where is my book deal?
How many nights did Agassi have to see his children go hungry or go without medical care or sleep in a cold house because he had no money? Oh, right.
I do not condone violence, but Ms. Couric should have picked up his book and smacked him in the head with it.
Next, we'll see Bill Gates writing a book about he actually hates software and had to give up his youth building wealth to create the world's most significant foundation to help cure disease. Umm, on the other hand, maybe not.
Go swallow a tennis ball, Agassi.
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