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Andre Agassi spent the 9th most time as #1 tennis player in the world and in his book, Open, he says multiple times how lonely of a sport tennis is. I think th
by chasebank 2y ago
Andre Agassi spent the 9th most time as #1 tennis player in the world and in his book, Open, he says multiple times how lonely of a sport tennis is. I think the loneliness of tennis affects the whole spectrum of the ranks, not just the bottom.
FWIW, Open is one of my favorite books and a very easy read if you're interested.
- mattw2121 2y agoOpen is a great book and so is "You Cannot Be Serious".
- jakub_g 2y agoThere's a few references specifically to Agassi a few times in this writeup > Andre Agassi was lonely but never alone, players on the Futures tour are both.
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- photon_lines 2y agoAgassi is a far outlier though. I'm not saying that it's not a lonely road, but I remember reading about his dad being a compulsive gambler and him having to play a match for their house when he was 12-14 years old. Think about what it's like having to grow up and go through something like that -- how would you be able to relate to other players who are close to you in rankings? Either way kudos to him for taking that on.