Congratulations and best wishes to Andre Agassi now that he’s ended his pro tennis career. I’ve always been a pretty abstract and detached tennis fan — I don’t play and rarely watch, although I’m usually sort of mesmerized when I do watch — but I sort of grew up w/Agassi as the main force in men’s tennis so it does seem like the end of an era for him to retire. For a little look back the ATP offers a tribute to Agassi, including some good photos, and Wikipedia does its usual job of covering most of the bases.
If you’re not really that into tennis, try reading something about the game by David Foster Wallace. For example, he recently wrote a sort of “tribute” to Roger Federer for the NY Times that just might make you think of tennis as the most incredible and beautiful sport you’ve ever seen. (Thanks to TDQ for the link.) [tags]tennis, agassi, federer, sports, david foster wallace[/tags]
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2 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.I think it’s hilarious that when you can’t write about work, you write about tennis. And cute animals.
This is the core of your being!
I sent you two envelopes a couple of days ago.
Perhaps you are right. I am just a cute animal at heart. The tennis? Well, read the article, I’m telling you!
I will race to the mailbox after work tomorrow…