[carfAball]

Meth is a mess. I don't think there's really such a thing as "social meth."

[Cheaperisdeeper]

Publicist: Andre Agassi admits to using crystal meth in 1997 in forthcoming autobiography
BY NATHANIEL VINTON
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...#ixzz0VAvK1DQ1

'97 was the year his ranking bottomed out in the 140s. It all fits.

[loikrso]

http://twitter.com/TennisReporters

I love it when they tell on themselves.

[b7RKli4l]

"Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away...every negative thought I’ve ever had."

Sounds about right. The only question I have is "so what?"

[SannyGlow]

"Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away...every negative thought I’ve ever had."

Sounds about right. The only question I have is "so what?"

LOL. I thought the same thing. Also from the book excerpt, it really sounds like it only did it one time, so I doubt that was the cause of his rankings slide.

[Cheaperisdeeper]

And he did test positive - and the ATP gave him a pass!


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In addition to revelations about this heavy drinking, Andre admits to snorting crystal meth, with a Vegas friend called Slim. Moreover, in ’97 (when he began his infamous “comeback” late in the fall), he tested positive at a tournament and says he was informed by the ATP that he faced public exposure and suspension.

He writes that his friend Slim dumped “a small pile of powder on the coffee table [and] snorts it. He cuts it again. I snort some. I ease back on the couch and consider the Rubicon I’ve just crossed. There is a moment of regret, followed by vast sadness. Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away…every negative thought I’ve ever had. It’s a cortisone shot to the sub cortex. I’ve never felt so alive, so hopeful…I’ve never felt such energy. I’m seized by an urge, a desperate longing to clean. I go tearing around my house, cleaning it from top to bottom…When there’s nothing left to clean, I do laundry. All the laundry. I fold every sweater and T-shirt and still I haven’t made a dent in my energy…I could do anything right now, anything, man, anything …I could get in the car and drive to Palm Springs and tee off for 18 holes, then drive home and make lunch and go for a swim. I don’t sleep for two days. When I finally do, it’s the sleep of the dead and the innocent.”

Then Agassi wrote a letter to the ATP claiming that he had mistakenly drunk one of Slim’s sodas that had been spiked with meth.

The ATP accepted Agassi’s plea of innocence, never asking for evidence nor apparently even questioning him or Slim.

http://www.insidetennis.com/2009/10/...eth/#more-2996

[loikrso]

And he did test positive - and the ATP gave him a pass!

Are you kidding me? The governing body of the professional tennis establishment would never give a player a pass. Never.

I mean, c'mon.

That's crazy talk.

[Pashtet]

And he did test positive - and the ATP gave him a pass!


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In addition to revelations about this heavy drinking, Andre admits to snorting crystal meth, with a Vegas friend called Slim. Moreover, in ’97 (when he began his infamous “comeback” late in the fall), he tested positive at a tournament and says he was informed by the ATP that he faced public exposure and suspension.

He writes that his friend Slim dumped “a small pile of powder on the coffee table [and] snorts it. He cuts it again. I snort some. I ease back on the couch and consider the Rubicon I’ve just crossed. There is a moment of regret, followed by vast sadness. Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away…every negative thought I’ve ever had. It’s a cortisone shot to the sub cortex. I’ve never felt so alive, so hopeful…I’ve never felt such energy. I’m seized by an urge, a desperate longing to clean. I go tearing around my house, cleaning it from top to bottom…When there’s nothing left to clean, I do laundry. All the laundry. I fold every sweater and T-shirt and still I haven’t made a dent in my energy…I could do anything right now, anything, man, anything …I could get in the car and drive to Palm Springs and tee off for 18 holes, then drive home and make lunch and go for a swim. I don’t sleep for two days. When I finally do, it’s the sleep of the dead and the innocent.”

Then Agassi wrote a letter to the ATP claiming that he had mistakenly drunk one of Slim’s sodas that had been spiked with meth.

The ATP accepted Agassi’s plea of innocence, never asking for evidence nor apparently even questioning him or Slim.

http://www.insidetennis.com/2009/10/...eth/#more-2996

You have to wonder where the power-hungry ITF of today was when that happened.

[Cheaperisdeeper]

Are you kidding me? The governing body of the professional tennis establishment would never give a player a pass. Never.

I mean, c'mon.

That's crazy talk.

So if you're Martina Hingis and you read this, do you wanna throw up a little?

[SannyGlow]

So if you're Martina Hingis and you read this, do you wanna throw up a little?

If I'm Martina Hingis, I always want to throw up a little.