NEWPORT, R.I. – From punk to paragon… I wrote those words about him some time ago, and Andre Agassi didn’t like it. “I’ve never been a punk or a paragon,” he countered. OK, maybe not a punk in his childish days – but certainly he’s plenty admirable now, and has been, in his inspirational role as educator and numerous other charitable projects. Oh, yes, he was one of … [Read more...] about AS ANDRE ENTERS TENNIS VALHALLA, HE COMMITS LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS
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ANDRE AGASSI TURNS 40
Birthday huzzahs to Andre Agassi, who turns 40 on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Here’s my summary of his life and career in this excerpt from my book “THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS” ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.NewChapterMedia.com) A player of irresistible flair, appeal and shot-making ability since appearing on the professional landscape as a 16-year-old in 1986, … [Read more...] about ANDRE AGASSI TURNS 40
ANDRE MADE A BAD MISTAKE, BUT HE HAS MADE UP FOR IT SINCE, AS THE GAME’S LEADING HUMANITARIAN
Is Andre just another book salesman? By now everybody from here to the Somalian pirates knows that Andre Agassi has come clean in his new memoir (“Open”) about using illegal drugs (crystal meth) and telling a big lie about it. Undoubtedly it will out-sell any other tennis bio. But is milking another cash cow his motive, as some have suggested? I don’t think … [Read more...] about ANDRE MADE A BAD MISTAKE, BUT HE HAS MADE UP FOR IT SINCE, AS THE GAME’S LEADING HUMANITARIAN