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01-24-2012, 12:22 AM | #2 |
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I was only old enough to see him in his "veteran/mature" days. His late night matches at the U.S. Open his last 4 years were what locked me into tennis.
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01-24-2012, 12:18 AM | #3 | |
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I love the guy. I usually root for underdogs, but I love everything about him. I love his love of the game, the history of it, and how much he knows about his place in it. He is humble but has a minor cocky honesty in him. |
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01-24-2012, 12:21 AM | #4 | |
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01-24-2012, 12:24 AM | #5 |
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Yes thats a good point. In any sport that makes it so hard to figure out. Not only was the equipment worse, but working out and staying in shape wasn't as big/advanced years ago. Especially if you are talking about sports like baseball or hockey.
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01-24-2012, 12:25 AM | #6 |
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it's what happens, he's been holding a racquet since age 3, IIRC. I always tell people, if you want the best possibility for your child to reach professional sports, get a racquet in their hand by age 5, if they like it, support them their whole career, and most players that consistently play that long, WILL at least make a ranking and most likely earn some income, possibly even get rich off of it. Best chance is with Tennis. It's like no other sport, honest.
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01-24-2012, 12:28 AM | #7 |
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Stefan Edberg was easily MY favorite player, if any of you catch any of his matches on ESPN classic, or where ever, watch them. He was masterful.
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01-24-2012, 12:31 AM | #8 |
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KC Connect, there's an ESPN documentary out there on Andre, I think it's by ESPN - but I highly recommend it, it's quite the story.
Dude had a huge heart in several ways. Ha, I remember in High School the white and orange Agassi Nikes were what was up, they even had Dupont reinforced toes for wear. Dope shoes. |
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01-24-2012, 12:34 AM | #9 | |
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01-24-2012, 12:20 AM | #10 |
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The break and the set to Federer. Hard to see Del Potro beating him when he's at this level.
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01-24-2012, 12:20 AM | #11 |
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Oh, and Fed still gets emotional when he doesn't win in Majors....after he has already won SIXTEEN.
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01-24-2012, 12:21 AM | #12 |
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Sampras never won at Roland Garros. That holds him back a bit in my mind.
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01-24-2012, 12:25 AM | #13 |
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The amount of effort that Agassi gave in his matches during the latter stage of his career was incredible.
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01-24-2012, 12:27 AM | #14 |
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I mean Agassi won this tournament at the age of 32 in 2003 beating out guys like Hewitt and Safin (one of my personal favorites) in the prime of their careers. Federer was also beginning his rise top player at the time as well.
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01-24-2012, 12:30 AM | #15 |
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I'm too young to have watched Edberg in his prime, yeah.
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