Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi consumed methamphetamine in 1997, a recreational drug that can increase aggressiveness, tested positive for anti-doping control and convinced the ATP, the body that governs men´s tennis, to let the matter go unpunished.
Agassi is doped. He has taken a prohibited substance. The phone rings while at the la Guardi airport in New York: an ATP doctor tells him that he has tested positive for a Type II substance - recreational drugs, such as marijuana - which results in two months of suspension. And days later, the former tennis player recalls; "I sit with a notebook on my knees and write a letter to the ATP, lies mixed with bits of truth."
Agassi lost that year to the top 100 in the world, became the 141, played no more than 40 games, dropped to the level of challenging tournaments and came back stronger than ever to win five of his eight Grand Slam tournaments. He then became an example of competitive longevity for all veteran tennis players, advocates for adverstising and guru of the new generations of tennis players sponsored by the Adidas brand.
Author: Sport´s World (2016). US Open 2005 Final HD R Federer vs A Agassi Highlights. YouTube
CITE: País, E. (2009). Reportaje | La ATP encubrió el dopaje de Agassi. [online] EL PAÍS. Available at: http://elpais.com/diario/2009/10/29/deportes/1256770809_850215.html
Agassi is doped. He has taken a prohibited substance. The phone rings while at the la Guardi airport in New York: an ATP doctor tells him that he has tested positive for a Type II substance - recreational drugs, such as marijuana - which results in two months of suspension. And days later, the former tennis player recalls; "I sit with a notebook on my knees and write a letter to the ATP, lies mixed with bits of truth."
Agassi lost that year to the top 100 in the world, became the 141, played no more than 40 games, dropped to the level of challenging tournaments and came back stronger than ever to win five of his eight Grand Slam tournaments. He then became an example of competitive longevity for all veteran tennis players, advocates for adverstising and guru of the new generations of tennis players sponsored by the Adidas brand.
Author: Sport´s World (2016). US Open 2005 Final HD R Federer vs A Agassi Highlights. YouTube
CITE: País, E. (2009). Reportaje | La ATP encubrió el dopaje de Agassi. [online] EL PAÍS. Available at: http://elpais.com/diario/2009/10/29/deportes/1256770809_850215.html
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