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Andre Agassi joined the show to discuss his controversial autobiography.
Agassi explained why he wrote the revealing book.
"From that day I had a second chance, I tried to make the most of my life," Agassi said. "There's an atonement every day. This book is part of that atonement."
Agassi said that he hopes people will be inspired to avoid some of the pitfalls he ran into. He had to put all the controversial stories into the book. They were just too formative.
Agassi explained some of the tough things he said about his father in the book. "As a father, I think the most important decision you make is how you're going to define success for your child's life," Agassi said.
Agassi said that he wrote the book in present tense, and he shared the story through the eyes of a 7-year-old. Agassi had a lot of anger back then. But Agassi said that his father has no regrets. Agassi said his father's only regret is that he didn't make Agassi play baseball or golf, because he could have played longer.
Agassi said that he was surprised how easily he gave up chrystal meth. He said he doesn't know much about addiction. He just walked away.
Agassi said during the bad times, he may have lied about things like taking drugs, but it was really a bigger issue. "Was it really a lie when you just don't know yourself?" Agassi said.
Agassi said the most shameful moment was lying about chrystal meth to the ATP. "When you lie about it, that takes on a whole different nature. From that day forward, I feel like my life has been an atonement for that," Agassi said.
Dan asked if Agassi ever played high. "No, it's impossible," Agassi said. "I'm glad you don't know how impossible it is, because [it means] you never did this stuff."
Agassi said he never tanked a game intentionally. But he said he cut corners. "It's more hideous than saying I'm just going to bag a tennis match," Agassi said.
Agassi said that he's never prayed before a match, but he did before a French Open final when he was scared his hairpiece was going to fall off. Dan asked if he would have rather won and lost the hairpiece, and Agassi said he absolutely not.
In the end, this book was about helping people and sending a message to his children. "I wrote this for and to my children." |
Agassi explains why he was so honest in autobiography
Andre Agassi joined the show to discuss his controversial autobiography.
Agassi explained why he wrote the revealing book.
"From that day I had a second chance, I tried to make the most of my life," Agassi said. "There's an atonement every day. This book is part of that atonement."
Agassi said that he hopes people will be inspired to avoid some of the pitfalls he ran into. He had to put all the controversial stories into the book. They were just too formative.
Agassi explained some of the tough things he said about his father in the book. "As a father, I think the most important decision you make is how you're going to define success for your child's life," Agassi said.
Agassi said that he wrote the book in present tense, and he shared the story through the eyes of a 7-year-old. Agassi had a lot of anger back then. But Agassi said that his father has no regrets. Agassi said his father's only regret is that he didn't make Agassi play baseball or golf, because he could have played longer.
Agassi said that he was surprised how easily he gave up chrystal meth. He said he doesn't know much about addiction. He just walked away.
Agassi said during the bad times, he may have lied about things like taking drugs, but it was really a bigger issue. "Was it really a lie when you just don't know yourself?" Agassi said.
Agassi said the most shameful moment was lying about chrystal meth to the ATP. "When you lie about it, that takes on a whole different nature. From that day forward, I feel like my life has been an atonement for that," Agassi said.
Dan asked if Agassi ever played high. "No, it's impossible," Agassi said. "I'm glad you don't know how impossible it is, because [it means] you never did this stuff."
Agassi said he never tanked a game intentionally. But he said he cut corners. "It's more hideous than saying I'm just going to bag a tennis match," Agassi said.
Agassi said that he's never prayed before a match, but he did before a French Open final when he was scared his hairpiece was going to fall off. Dan asked if he would have rather won and lost the hairpiece, and Agassi said he absolutely not.
In the end, this book was about helping people and sending a message to his children. "I wrote this for and to my children."