Agassi defends drugs confession.Summary: Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. defends his decision to reveal he took crystal meth meth n. Methamphetamine hydrochloride. during his tennis career and then lied to avoid a ban. Andre Agassi has defended his decision to publish the fact that he took crystal meth during his tennis career and then lied to the authorities to avoid a ban. The former Wimbledon Wimbledon, England: see Merton. Wimbledon Municipal center in the Greater London borough of Merton, known as the site of the annual lawn-tennis All-England Championships. champion reveals his former drug use in his autobiography autobiography: see biography. autobiography Biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Little autobiographical literature exists from antiquity and the Middle Ages; with a handful of exceptions, the form begins to appear only in the 15th century. Open. Some have criticised his decision to tell the truth 12 years after he got away with telling the powers that be his drink had been spiked spike 1 n. 1. a. A long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal. b. A heavy nail. 2. A spikelike part or projection, as: a. . Agassi insists: "I can't tell my story without telling my story. It wasn't an option for me to do a book that was a fraud of who I am or what I've been through." The 39-year-old also believes drug testing in tennis is now water-tight and does not think he would have fooled the authorities today. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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