Writing the Pine

Thoughts on Andre Agassi…

I haven’t yet read Andre Agassi’s tell-all saga, but by all accounts it is an incredibly revealing book about his self-destruction into crystal meth addiction, his tumultuous and public relationship (and nasty break-up) with Brooke Shields, and his abusive relationship with his father who trained him as a child. I don’t really care about the [...]

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Hey Ma! I’m Graduatin’!

As June came to an end, we looked back at the month and wondered, what defines it the most?  After straining our mindgrapes thinking about the answer, we finally realized what it was – graduation.  For high school seniors across the country, June signifies a transitional period.  They officially leave their childhood behind and graduate [...]

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Move Over Pete, Roger Federer Is Now the Best Ever

Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images I’m not a crazy tennis fan.  I watch here and there, definitely the major tournaments and some of the smaller ones when they are on and I have since I was a little kid.  I saw all the players growing up: Becker, Edberg, Chang, Lendl, and of course Sampras and Agassi.  [...]

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