Tennis great Andre Agassi admitted that he took crystal meth back in 1997. He also admitted that he lies to ATP about the drug so he wouldn't be suspended from the tour.
Look I grew up on Andre Agassi as a sports watcher. From his long hair and neon colored Nike outfits to his Rebel camera commercials. What really made me respect him more was giving to inner city youths in tennis programs. Not to mention him being a warrior on the clay or grass.
Everybody has vices and some more serious than others and some are deemed more offensive than others, but hey we are not in the spotlight so our vices tend to stay with us than in the public eye. I can only think that Andre wanted to clear his conscience or show people that he is just like us and has to deal with addiction as well.
Whatever the reason is I have not lost any respect for Andre Agassi because he was strong enough and big enough to let certain things about his life be known. Clearly he could've took this to his grave, but he wrote a book and things come out so us as people know no matter how much money people make they always have problems.
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