Agassi used crystal meth

Andre Agassi drops a bombshell in his new autobiography, Open: An Autobiography. In the book, he says he used crystal meth while he was still on the Tour. He also admits to lying to the ATP when he tested positive for the drug.

Some people are saying this undermines Agassi’s legacy. I don’t see how. I’m no fan of drug use, but this didn’t enhance his performance (at least, I don’t see how it could have). So he used drugs. He made a mistake and used a really dangerous, destructive one. If anything, I’m just a little sad to think what his career might have been like if he had been clean and sober; Federer may be chasing Agassi’s Grand Slam record.

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3 Comments on “Agassi used crystal meth”

  1. #1 Kev
    on Oct 29th, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    I doupt he was tweeking much or it would have showed up in his tennis game and personal life. Prolly just played w/it for marathon sex. Still a bad idea. He will always be one of my favs

  2. #2 Quinn
    on Oct 30th, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    He’s up there in terms of history’s sexiest bald men.

  3. #3 RGMike
    on Oct 30th, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    Agree that it probably didn’t affect his game positively. But it’ll surely sell some books. Meanwhile, isn’t he also pretty vocal about being a Christian? Was the meth before or after he found Jeebus?

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