American André Agassi He is considered one of the legends of the sport. He was the last player to complete the career slam before the Big-3 and won 8 major titles in his illustrious career. Agassi had a very distinctive and cheerful charisma on the pitch. His extroverted demeanor was loved by many, but he also became disgracefully involved with the referees and other players over minor issues.
In 1997, Agassi married the famous American actress Brooke Shields, but due to various problems they broke up and divorced in 1999. Agassi opened this phase of his life in 2018. talk over The Team Never Leavesrevealed that even when Agassi won, he was in a very dark place. He wasn’t happy with what he was doing and didn’t see any sense in it.
“The truth is, every time I won, I was divulging this dirty little secret that it wouldn’t change anything. You are still expected to go out and do the same thing the next day, being judged for what you are and what you are not.” He aforementioned.
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‘I hoped that being number one would do what my father always wanted me to do’: Andre Agassi
It was at this stage that he got married and announced that he hoped to be #1 just because his father wanted it. “Everything was a whirlwind for me. I was so discouraged that I hoped that being number one would do what my father always wanted me to do. What kind of answers cut me off and I’ll never forget the day I was #1. I didn’t actually feel anything.” added.
Because of all this, he could not focus on tennis and fell out of the top 100 because he lacked the motivation to compete. She sought help with drugs, and even her marriage wasn’t giving her the satisfaction it should have.
“As a result, I really started an inner spiral. I gave up tennis completely within the lines, I fell for no. 141, I found myself in a marriage I didn’t want to be in and using drugs that were so intoxicating that they destroyed my body” said.
After all that, Agassi finally married tennis star and 22-time major champion Stefi Graff in 2001. The couple is still happily married and are parents to two beautiful children Jaden Gil Agassi and Jaz Elle Agassi.
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