He may not be as gifted as roger federer who is all set to write history book, he may not have won as many grand slam as sampras but for me agassi is an idol in tennis. He maintained his cool even in tense of situation and always defied his age.

Personally i believe he is better than sampras and behind federer on his contemprory because unlike sampras he didnt have any favourite grand slam. He won all the grand slam and continue to trouble much younger and fitter player with his superb gameplay.
Your back problem has limited your game but we all know what you are capable of.

I hope to see you young agassi or steffi soon on tennis court in a decade. miss you always .
true fan

14 grand slams, no.1 for six years...BUT POOR SAMPRAS, couldn't win french open once :), just shows his greatness.....The way federer is going, sampras's record will be trivial in a few years' time.

Idolizing Edburg, Becker and Ivanesevic while growing up, I didn't have much inclination towards Agassi, until he plumetted down to 200 in the rankings, took time off for a year or so, and then came back right at the top. I think that was inspirational for anyone who thinks life doesn't give you a second chance. Above all, it was only fitting that he got off Shields and got approval from the Tennis Queen. That makes him a much appreciable person now :).

A legend, no doubt! I too am an avid fan of him. His style, body language, cute innocent look (don't get me wrong here) and more importantly his class, elegance and baseline techniques will always be cherished in time immemorial.

I don't think we really can compare Agassi with Sampras. They were completely different players. Baseline play, superb service return and placments were Agassi's assets while Sampras had a great service action (probably the best ever) and equally superb volleys. His backhand was a killer. If you play with Sampras, you don't want to let him open up with his backhand or else he will kill you!

Agassi won all the grand slams whereas Pete could not manage the French which I am sure will remain as a scar in his otherwise scintillating career. All in all, both were class players in their own rights.

Just like they say "Behind every successful man is a woman", Agassi's career marked a remarkable comeback after a sudden downfall, once he got Steffi Graf as a life partner.

Talking of tennis, I cannot forget the name of John McEnroe, one of the most controversial players in the court. Although I could not watch many of his games, the few that I did were worth remembrance. His infamous catchphrase "You cannot be serious!" directed to the refree in one of the wimbledon matches was quite comical and interesting. There was this another match where he literally bullied and knocked over the refree. The poor refree could not retaliate but had to listen to John's gibberish. "You are wearing a sun-glass Mr., how can you see the white line?". His response to the refree's over-rule. :). Interesting character he was. The swedish B'jorn Borg was his arch rival for many years.

Aww....I am feeling so nostalgic. Let me take a sip of coffee! :)