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wolfpaclaker
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 Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject: Not a big tennis fan BUT have to watch this weeks US Open .... |
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Andre Agassi.
He's retiring after this tournament. His last one ever. I remember watching him in 80's and he's probably the only player for the last decade that I have related to tennis.
Anyone else watching, tonight or this week for Agassi? |
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I will be. I watch almost all pro sports except baseball. Andre Agassi's last hoorah. Hopefully, he will put on a show before the lights go out.
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joshman445
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| ive never watched a tennis match and never will... |
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| hopefully Agassi does well in the tournament, maybe even get as far as he did last year, but its gonna be tough since he's unseeded and in a tough draw. Who knows, he's won a major when unseeded before, maybe he can do it one last time. |
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As huge as a name Andre Agassi is... there is no chance in hell I'm going to watch tennis. So no thanks.
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wolfpaclaker
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Great match.
Agassi pulled through and you could feel the electricity in the stadium. It was unreal. Great moment for tennis.
Hopefully he can keep winning. The guy has the crowd behind him like nothing else I have seen. |
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Exick
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| joshman445 wrote: | | ive never watched a tennis match and never will... |
| TooCool wrote: | | As huge as a name Andre Agassi is... there is no chance in hell I'm going to watch tennis. So no thanks. |
Because...?
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Andre Agassi is the man. The way he played last night, the poise, the guts to go for huge shots... he's one of the greatest ever. That inside-out forehand return winner to take the third set tiebreaker was just AMAZING.
He was getting handled, but kept it together to rally back, especially from a 4-0 deficit in the third. Definitely inspirational to watch.
There's almost NO chance he wins it all, but I hope he makes his farewell run a good one.
Andre Agassi, one of my favorite athletes of all-time. |
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LaLakers999
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| Serena Williams is playing i mos def watch, tivo, record, and slo mo |
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wolfpaclaker
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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bndxclin - Agreed.
It was alot of fun. The only reason I'll be watching is Agassi ....
Maybe for Sharapova  |
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LakerHabib
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| Lakers999 wrote: | | Serena Williams is playing i mos def watch, tivo, record, and slo mo |
Haha here we go again.
Dude, you've single-handedly made this offseason a bit more tolerable.
Anyways.. truly can't miss this U.S. Open. Besides, tennis is a pretty fun sport to watch (and play). Except.. watching the girls is annoying sometimes.. just too much moaning and groaning.
Which reminds me, once I was watching a Women's match with Sharapova vs. whoever at my parent's house. My mom was cooking in the kitchen and heard the TV and thought that I flipped to a porno or something.
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| Exick wrote: | | joshman445 wrote: | | ive never watched a tennis match and never will... |
| TooCool wrote: | | As huge as a name Andre Agassi is... there is no chance in hell I'm going to watch tennis. So no thanks. |
Because...? |
I guess because i have absolutely no interest in tennis... |
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| LakerHabib wrote: | | Lakers999 wrote: | | Serena Williams is playing i mos def watch, tivo, record, and slo mo |
Haha here we go again.
Dude, you've single-handedly made this offseason a bit more tolerable.
Anyways.. truly can't miss this U.S. Open. Besides, tennis is a pretty fun sport to watch (and play). Except.. watching the girls is annoying sometimes.. just too much moaning and groaning.
Which reminds me, once I was watching a Women's match with Sharapova vs. whoever at my parent's house. My mom was cooking in the kitchen and heard the TV and thought that I flipped to a porno or something. |
what? That's the best part! |
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AirKobe8
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my fave tennis player right now is Nicole Vaidisova, she so hot, just turned 17 and hotter than many women out ther.
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| AirKobe8 wrote: | | my fave tennis player right now is Nicole Vaidisova, she so hot, just turned 17 and hotter than many women out ther. |
Yeah... she's smoking!? 
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| JD wrote: | | AirKobe8 wrote: | | my fave tennis player right now is Nicole Vaidisova, she so hot, just turned 17 and hotter than many women out ther. |
Yeah... she's smoking!?
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i need some fat round booty
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also agassi won i was kinda rooting for james blake because of what he went through with his parents dying and then cousin |
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Andre is handling his business against Baghdatis. 6-4, 6-4, 2-2 in the 3rd set.
Edit: 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 in the 4th.
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| Andre choked at the end of the 4th. Hope he puts it together for this last set! |
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Exick
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Looks like Baghdatis is hurting pretty bad.
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Match point Agassi...
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Match point Agassi again...
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AND HE WINS!
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Andre !
Andre !
Andre !
You don't have to be a tennis fan to appreciate this moment. This is a guy who's giving his heart to the fans, game and himself for one last run.
I have never seen anything like this in tennis. The fans, excitement and atmosphere is uncanny.
Thank you Agassi. We are not worthy.
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| Amazing match. This is why I watch sports... wow. |
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| Quote: | | Amazing match. This is why I watch sports... wow |
Yeah. My heart was pumping like crazy in that 5th set - it was like a Laker playoff game. When Agassi went down that first game in the 5th set along with the disaster in the 4th, I thought about it being over. His career, everything - ending in such a bad way.
A choke job. That would have been a horrible ending.
Thank god he got through that. The comeback was unreal. He just never quits. The match against Blake last year was just like that, only he was in the Bagdatis role coming from 2 sets down.
I am so proud of this guy. He's the only player I have ever watched tennis for. It's so great to see him have this .... |
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