Comments on: PETE SAMPRAS AT THE SAP OPEN: IT’S ALL GOOD WITH AGASSI – FOR NOW http://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/ Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: freakyfrittershttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-14021 freakyfritters Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:44:25 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-14021 Hey PD. Graduated from Manual '95, VA dept. Went to Cleveland Institute of Art thereafter. Hey PD. Graduated from Manual ’95, VA dept.
Went to Cleveland Institute of Art thereafter.

]]> By: parksdepthttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13971 parksdept Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:40:26 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13971 that's so funny - small world! what year did you graduate? i have a good friend who went there. i want to read the agassi book. i wasn't bothered that he admitted to drug use or wig use. i admire honesty in people and didn't get the vibe he was doing it to be sensationalist. i did wonder, though, who it would help, the true confessions. i have a funny agassi story, too. i get the feeling he's grown up a lot. that’s so funny – small world!

what year did you graduate? i have a good friend who went there.

i want to read the agassi book. i wasn’t bothered that he admitted to drug use or wig use. i admire honesty in people and didn’t get the vibe he was doing it to be sensationalist. i did wonder, though, who it would help, the true confessions.

i have a funny agassi story, too. i get the feeling he’s grown up a lot.

]]> By: judyhttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13960 judy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:39:51 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13960 met pete once at a promo event, seemed friendly, but also reserved and laid back, if that makes sense. watching him play fed at msg in nyc a few years back was awesome. we had great seats and the pistol pete magic was certainly there and he held his own vs fed. very close, think it was 3 sets inc a tie break, with rog prevailing. pete will have that booming serve when he's in his 60s i bet. :) such a beautiful, fluid motion, plus the accuracy. met pete once at a promo event, seemed friendly, but also reserved and laid back, if that makes sense. watching him play fed at msg in nyc a few years back was awesome. we had great seats and the pistol pete magic was certainly there and he held his own vs fed. very close, think it was 3 sets inc a tie break, with rog prevailing. pete will have that booming serve when he’s in his 60s i bet. :) such a beautiful, fluid motion, plus the accuracy.

]]> By: judyhttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13959 judy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:35:39 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13959 this is why i love rog. he's the entire package. people used to call him boring because he was so calm and ruthless on court and led such a stable and normal life off court- none of the brash talk, models on the arm or partying. he is the ideal ambassador- brilliant all court game, goat, great with the media and accessible to fans too. makes sense that he's the best! always appreciated pete's and andre's games, their fight and each of their strengths. they made the most of what they had. didn't always like their personalities though. i did however love edberg because he had the smooth game, volleys, cuteness and friendly personality. guess that's why i now like rog too! this is why i love rog. he’s the entire package. people used to call him boring because he was so calm and ruthless on court and led such a stable and normal life off court- none of the brash talk, models on the arm or partying. he is the ideal ambassador- brilliant all court game, goat, great with the media and accessible to fans too. makes sense that he’s the best!

always appreciated pete’s and andre’s games, their fight and each of their strengths. they made the most of what they had. didn’t always like their personalities though. i did however love edberg because he had the smooth game, volleys, cuteness and friendly personality. guess that’s why i now like rog too!

]]> By: freakyfrittershttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13957 freakyfritters Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:21:58 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13957 PD, Crazy story about Pete at that party. Doesn't surprise me. Pete personality doesn't impress me, but his game always did. Watching him play in the photog pit against Courier at the LA Tennis Open was pretty impressive to say the least even in retirement. Agassi's book is a VERY entertaining read and highly recommend it. The end sort of drops off, but cover to cover, you'll be turning those pages faster than you can say "whoaa". It's not just a "confession". It's an expose on the tour really and the people exist in it. Oh FYI, hollah at C-J. DuPont Manual alum here. ;) PD, Crazy story about Pete at that party. Doesn’t surprise me. Pete personality doesn’t impress me, but his game always did. Watching him play in the photog pit against Courier at the LA Tennis Open was pretty impressive to say the least even in retirement.
Agassi’s book is a VERY entertaining read and highly recommend it. The end sort of drops off, but cover to cover, you’ll be turning those pages faster than you can say “whoaa”.
It’s not just a “confession”. It’s an expose on the tour really and the people exist in it.

Oh FYI, hollah at C-J. DuPont Manual alum here. ;)

]]> By: parks depthttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13950 parks dept Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:51:24 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13950 i'm team agassi, and not just because pete sampras once mowed me over at a party then looked at me like it was my fault. i never appreciated sampras as a player... such a robot. that being said, it took me years to like agassi, but now i regard him as a respectable elder statesman. i haven't read the book but am torn on how to take the true confessions nature of it. i'm not really sure who it serves/helps? i’m team agassi, and not just because pete sampras once mowed me over at a party then looked at me like it was my fault.

i never appreciated sampras as a player… such a robot. that being said, it took me years to like agassi, but now i regard him as a respectable elder statesman.

i haven’t read the book but am torn on how to take the true confessions nature of it. i’m not really sure who it serves/helps?

]]> By: Lizhttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13945 Liz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:17:04 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13945 I agree, Judy -- Pete and Andre will always be linked, because of the rivalry but also the contrast in personality. And there's room for both styles! I always felt a little sorry for Pete, because he tried to live up to his idea of a how a champion should behave, and got slammed for being boring. I agree, Judy — Pete and Andre will always be linked, because of the rivalry but also the contrast in personality. And there’s room for both styles! I always felt a little sorry for Pete, because he tried to live up to his idea of a how a champion should behave, and got slammed for being boring.

]]> By: jfKhttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13941 jfK Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:38:43 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13941 “Nobody should be ranked No. 1 who looks like he just swung from a tree.” Did he really say that about Pete? Ouch!! “Nobody should be ranked No. 1 who looks like he just swung from a tree.”

Did he really say that about Pete? Ouch!!

]]> By: Judyhttp://gototennis.com/2010/02/09/pete-sampras-at-the-sap-open-its-all-good-with-agassi-for-now/#comment-13939 Judy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:25:13 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=16249#comment-13939 contrasts make life more interesting. watching agassi and sampras go head to head was always fascinating. contrast in styles, personalities, etc. good stuff. it's even cooler that rog and rafa are such good friends off court, while they have their amazing contrast in playing styles and nike attire. definitely get along much better and are both excellent ambassadors for the sport. they seem to handle the pressure and media better as well. however, as rog recently said (paraphrasing), the legends and past greats created the platform for fed and modern tennis players to play on, and he is very grateful. the most intriguing tennis autobio of all time would be fed's! one day we shall bask in the glory of fed's career and life off court, even more stuff than we know now! a gal can dream, right? contrasts make life more interesting. watching agassi and sampras go head to head was always fascinating. contrast in styles, personalities, etc. good stuff.

it’s even cooler that rog and rafa are such good friends off court, while they have their amazing contrast in playing styles and nike attire. definitely get along much better and are both excellent ambassadors for the sport. they seem to handle the pressure and media better as well. however, as rog recently said (paraphrasing), the legends and past greats created the platform for fed and modern tennis players to play on, and he is very grateful.

the most intriguing tennis autobio of all time would be fed’s! one day we shall bask in the glory of fed’s career and life off court, even more stuff than we know now! a gal can dream, right?

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