28 August 2006

the end of an era


well, in about 56 minutes, one of tennis' greatest stars ever will begin his last fortnight at the U.S. Open. Andre Agassi has been one of my favorite players since i picked up a racket for the first time. so it will be a sad few days, likely bringing tears to my eyes, as he trys to pull out one more grand slam. such a classy guy who plays beautiful tennis, and carries himself in a way that just commands respect. a true champion. he has definitely inspired me and made the last 20 years of watching tennis memorable. we will miss you Andre!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Watching right now... wouldn't that be great to see him go deep...

John, Angie and the kiddos said...

Here Here. I watched the match last night and Pavel was on fire gees he scared me. His backhand was amazing. I thought a few times Agassi's career might end very disapponitedly. But Agassi showed why he's the man. Amazing. Down 4-0 yet still wins the set.

Looking forward to more matches.

"What?" Oh nothing darling just talking to my dad." Ahem.

John

Jill Slywka said...

i don't go back east until the 7th. so, i will definitely be at brianne's wedding. see you there.

Anonymous said...

i watched him play today.
it was a beautiful thing.
he owns that stadium.

.manda. said...

hey, friend! happy birthday yesterday! i hope you had a wonderful day. you may even be at home for some of Laura's sweet cooking! talk to you soon!