Agassi Insists He Never Took Steroids, Criticizes Federer

In an exclusive hour-long interview with Inside Tennis, Andre Agassi reflected on his drug use, his lying and the intense response of Federer and others. A small excerpt.

Triumphantly Un-idiotic

30 Million Players Can't Be Wrong...Faux Mullets...Quotebook

THINGS ARE LOOKIN’ UP: According to the USTA and TIA, tennis participation in the U.S. eclipsed the 30-million-player mark for the first time in more than two decades. WHY DON’T YOU MULLET OVER?: Of Andre Agassi‘s confession that he sported a hairpiece, Sam Querrey said, “A fake mullet?  Wow.” TRIUMPHANTLY UN-IDIOTIC: Alex Pugsley called Agassi [...]

Andre’s Plea for Compassion, Not Condemnation

Agassi Appears on '60 Minutes'

Andre Agassi‘s long, double-segment interview for 60 Minutes produced the revelation that the star did crystal meth for most all of ’97. Although he refused to say exactly how often he did meth, he conceded he did it “way too many” times, asserted that it was “a chemically induced re-connection to life” and that — [...]

Like an Atomic Bomb?

Drug Drama...Agassi 'Opens' Up...Quotebook

INSIDER EXPECTS AGASSI’S OPEN TO BE TOP SELLER: Paul Bogaards is expecting big things from Andre Agassi‘s tell-all book, Open.  Bogaards, the Executive Director of Publicity for the book’s publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, which officially hits the shelves on Nov. 9, says the autobiography is unprecedented in the world of sports.  “I was stunned when [...]

Has the Rebel Finally Found a Cause?

AA’s Autobiography Continues to Draw Reaction...Serena’s No. 1…Quotebook

OOPS, THERE GOES THE QUAKER OATS: When a reporter asked Maria Sharapova whether or not the WTA Tour should provide “a mental health break or a sabbatical” for its players, the Russian nearly tossed her breakfast, saying, “I just about spit my oatmeal out of my mouth.  That was really funny.” SHOCKED AND AWED: Boris [...]

Top 10 Agassi Questions

1) It’s curious that tennis has had two huge brouhahas in six weeks, and both exploded as the two most charismatic stars of our era came out with books. Serena’s eerily titled bio On the Line hit just before she stepped both on the line (well, the baseline to be exact) and over the line [...]

A Short History of Drugs in Tennis

Agassi’s Admission of Meth Use is Just the Latest Twist In a Cautionary Tale

The bizarre saga of Richard Gasquet and his conviction for cocaine use grows, as they say in Alice in Wonderland, “curious and curiouser.” To outline the zigzag course of events for those trying to unpack this peculiar story — the Frenchman tested positive in March ‘09 at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. His immediate [...]

Agassi’s Drug Revelation: The Most Stunning Confession In Sports History?

What Happens In Vegas Doesn't Stay In Vegas

I had no choice. Word was out. Andre Agassi had a new autobiography that was about to hit and it promised to be a barnburner. After all, if any athlete could write a riveting, what’s-it-all-about volume, it was Andre.

When You’ve Been at Death’s Door, There’s Nothing Scary About a Tennis Match

Wozniacki’s Romp…Boom Boom’s Confession...Quotebook

YOU WANNA WIN? THEN SHOW US SOME SKIN: Of ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue, which features nude photos of an array of athletes, including Serena Williams, The New York Times’ Stephanie Clifford said the publication “chose a tactic favored by the Lindsay Lohans of the world: flash a little skin.” AN UNORTHODOX ‘TRAINING’ METHOD: In [...]

Written by Shakespeare, Translated From Dostoyevsky

A-Rod Calls for an Off-season…Bopping Towards Bali..Quotebook

THE NEW BIG KID IN TOWN: Kevin O’Connor, the longtime president of Saddlebrook Academy, had this to say to the SBJ about Arnaud Lagardère, the 48-year-old billionaire owner of Lagardère Group.  “He is not something out of a Pink Panther movie. He is very real, very down to earth, a family man. He brings a [...]