Andre Agassi was on “60 Minutes” this Sunday, interviewed by Katie Couric to promote his new autobiography, “Open”. He and Couric cover the book’s big controversies: his nightmarish Tennis Dad, “Image is Everything”, Brooke Shields and his use of crystal meth and subsequent drug test cover-up.
I got my hands on the book this weekend.* (It goes on sale today – click here to buy it
I hope to finish “Open” in the next couple of days and will try to post my thoughts on it soon. If any of you do pick up a copy, I hope you’ll leave some comments. It will be like a virtual tennis book club!
Now onto the “60 Minutes“ interview:
Part 1, wherein Agassi can’t remember a time he didn’t hate tennis:
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Part 2, wherein Agassi avoids estimating how many times he did crystal meth:
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Andre was also on the public radio program “Fresh Air” in a 40 minute long interview:
The following are web extras from “60 Minutes” – but not too much extra.
“Steffi vs. Andre,” wherein Agassi admits his masochistic tendencies:
“Wigging out,” wherein Agassi condemns French hair conditioner:
“Andre on Brooke,” wherein Agassi dips his toe in the Blue Lagoon:
“Meth Fallout,” wherein Couric pretends Roger Federer reacted “harshly” to Agassi’s drug admission:
*Here’s where I say I got my copy of the book for free from the publisher, but was not otherwise compensated for this review.
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