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Agassi Interview

Andre Agassi is shown after losing to Patrick Rafter at the U.S. Open in 1997, the year he failed a drug test.File (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Andre Agassi is shown after losing to Patrick Rafter at the U.S. Open in 1997, the year he failed a drug test.File (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Andre Agassi is shown after losing to Patrick Rafter at the U.S. Open in 1997, the year he failed a drug test.File (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Andre Agassi is shown after losing to Patrick Rafter at the U.S. Open in 1997, the year he failed a drug test.

In an interview on 60 Minutes, Agassi said, “…hating tennis was a deep part of my life for a long, long time.” http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/05/60minutes/main5537569.shtml

His story isn’t that different from many child prodigies. I wonder about parents who push their children so hard.

How long would you stay in a job you hated?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog