"I Hate Tennis"
ANDRE AGASSI
November 02, 2009
In a powerful autobiography, ANDRE AGASSI speaks in surprising and vivid detail about his violent, overbearing father, his antipathy toward the sport that made him famous, and the deep dissatisfaction that led him to use crystal meth
Yes. Yes, I knew.
In that case, you'll need to explain in your letter how the drug got there.
And then?
Your letter will be reviewed by a panel.
And then?
If you knowingly ingested the drug—if you plead guilty—you'll be disciplined.
How?
He reminds me that tennis has three classes of drug violation. Performance-enhancing drugs, of course, would constitute a Class 1, he says, which would carry a suspension of two years. However, he adds, crystal meth would seem to be a clear case of Class 2. Recreational drugs.
I say: Meaning?
Three months' suspension.