Andre Agassi has penned Open, an autobiography that includes his admission of using crystal meth in 1997. He also confesses to lying about “unwittingly” using it.
Andre Agassi didn’t “unwittingly” use crystal meth when he drank a spiked soda, as he wrote in a 1997 letter to the Association of Tennis Professionals. The positive drug test, Agassi now admits in his new autobiography Open, was by his knowing use. The letter, which also claimed shame and begged for leniency, was full of lies. But, the association accepted what he wrote and dismissed the case.
In fact, the new book reveals, Agassi once snorted crystal meth from a pile on a table.
“I ease back on the couch and consider the Rubicon I’ve just crossed,” Agassi writes. “There is a moment of regret, followed by vast sadness. Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away every negative thought in my head. I’ve never felt so alive, so hopeful – and I’ve never felt such energy. I’m seized by a desperate desire to clean. I go tearing around my house, cleaning it from top to bottom. I dust the furniture. I scour the tub. I make the beds.”
Agassi’s failed drug test came the same year he plummeted as a player – falling to a World-ranked No. 141. But, it seems his meth use didn’t become an addiction – and it occurred years before the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and its extensive testing on athletes.
Agassi, who retired in 2006, hasn’t been linked to any kind of plastic surgery. But, he is now married to fellow player Steffi Graf, who has. Plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn had plenty to say about both on his blog, calling Agassi an “elder statesman.”
“He brought more color to the game of tennis than just about anyone else before or after him,” he wrote. “That brings us to Steffi. She looks fantastic. Has she had her nose done? I do believe so. Her nose does not appear as prominent as it used to be, and no longer seems to overtake the other, more attractive features of her face. It appears to be thinned out a bit and possibly shorter as well. A good rhinoplasty takes the emphasis of the nose away from the face, allowing other features to stand out. I wish them both the best in retirement,” he continued. “I hope that Andre’s back gets better and he joins the ‘older guys’ circuit someday as I’d like to see him play again.”
Agassi may or may not regroup with professional tennis, but he wants others to know more about him – including the truth about his former drug habit.
“Whatever revelations exist, you’ll get to see in full glory,” he said about his book in a recent interview. “But the truth is, my hope is that somebody doesn’t just learn more about me, what it is I’ve been through, but somehow through those lessons, they can learn a lot about themselves. And I think it’s fair to say that they will.”
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