Agassi in no hurry to be a coach
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="Andre">Andre</span> <span word="Agassi">Agassi</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="razor">razor</span>-<span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="brute">brute</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="relished">relished</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="outwitting">outwitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="hitters">hitters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span> <span word="reflexes">reflexes</span>, <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chess">chess</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Lendl">Lendl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Becker">Becker</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="coaching">coaching</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agassi">Agassi</span>, <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span>, <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Courier">Courier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span> <span word="Connors">Connors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McEnroe">McEnroe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brainpower">brainpower</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locker">locker</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> - <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Isner">Isner</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="riddle">riddle</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> - <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Coaching">Coaching</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>," <span word="Agassi">Agassi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Sampras">Sampras</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Somebody">Somebody</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>-<span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="motivating">motivating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>."</p>
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