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Graf hates tennis too

posted by Women's Sports Blog
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:06pm EST

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The crystal meth revelations in Andre Agassi's book excerpt didn't bother me, although his lying about them did. The most upsetting part was the message that's getting lost in all the drug furor. Not only does he say several times that he hates tennis, it's clear that his wife, Steffi Graf, does too. Both were forced to play by abusive fathers, and this shared pain was what helped bring them together.* Both were among the greatest players of all time, and they spent their careers loathing what they were doing. All parents who are interested in having their children play sports at a high level should read this book. We laud the athletes who are products of 'tough' sports parents like Jorge Posada or Tiger Woods, but does the end really justify the means?

*The fact that he calls her Stefanie, separating the person he knows from the tennis persona, is pretty telling.

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