SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s Richard Deitsch reports via Twitter this morning:
The revelation, from Agassi’s upcoming autobiography Open, will appear in an excerpt in an upcoming issue of SI.
If you’re like me, when you heard that, this was the first thing that came to mind:
One thing: why do so many athletes feel the need to make us all unwilling participants in their personal catharsis? Why can’t you let us remember you the way we want to remember you? That is, as you presented yourself in public. No interest in your private life.
I know, I know, dude is selling book. But it isn’t all about the money. At least in Agassi’s case, I doubt it is. To my knowledge, he hasn’t gone Antoine on us just yet.
UPDATE: Deitsch has deleted his Tweet, but the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS has confirmed.
11:41 am on October 27th, 2009
Agassi has it all. Got to marry Steffi Graf and lives a dream life with plenty of money and fame. All that tennis stuff before hand pales in comparison.
The only thing that could make his life any more enviable is if he had a three way that included Katarina Witt and Steffi. Wouldnt surprise me knowing Andre.
12:03 pm on October 27th, 2009
Did someone say Katarina Witt?
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/katarina-witt-rekindling-her-winter-olympic-spirit-25161
12:06 pm on October 27th, 2009
I had no idea meth that makes your nose shorter and your forehead bigger.
12:08 pm on October 27th, 2009
*that meth makes
dammit! (why do my last-second edits always make things worse?)
12:42 pm on October 27th, 2009
Listening to Jim Rome, he mentioned Brooks e-mailing him this post.
1:30 pm on October 27th, 2009
Having to help tweeze Brooke Shields’ eyebrows all the time probably contributed to the drug use.
1:32 pm on October 27th, 2009
And a special thanks to Jason for the Katrina Witt link !
2:18 pm on October 27th, 2009
No one is forcing you to read it. Get over yourself.
4:03 pm on October 27th, 2009
I had the same response when people got so upset over the Rwandan genocide: no one is forcing YOU to be hacked to pieces by machetes. Get over yourself.
5:15 pm on October 27th, 2009
All athletes and even former athletes are publicity whores, so I am sure that why he mentions it. Its not like he was a meth addict, as we all know what those look like.
7:42 pm on October 27th, 2009
Why would he take it in a book? Where did he take it to? Just curious.
7:46 pm on October 27th, 2009
After he took meth he immediately grew the mullet. That’s what happens.
10:45 pm on November 1st, 2009
i wonder it is about Meth that would have been “performance enhancing” for him anyway