Andre Agassi is not afraid to speak out, says Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov feels proud and happy of his co-operation with the eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi. The Bulgarian player trained at Agassi's home in Las Vegas for several weeks in December and he appreciated all the time that Agassi and his wife Steffi Graf spent with him. "This is the most valuable thing: the time", said Dimitrov, who was helped by Agassi in the early first week of the Australian Open. "For him to sit in my box, spend whatever, eight, ten hours a day with me, it's already a plus. I feel like I'm learning so much on and off the court. He's travelled the road for so many years. Been there, done that. Been in similar situations. I feel I can relate to him in terms of whatever I felt, let's say after a match, during a match, we can kind of communicate easier. So yeah, I mean, overall things have been great. Tomorrow is another day to wake up, to come practice. The whole repetition is really beautiful."
Agassi runs his own Foundation raising a lot of money, and he manages to give his best in other things of the life as well. "I've never seen anybody that can switch so quickly from having a business conversation to, Hey, do you remember the backhand cross-court you hit today?", the Bulgarian admitted. "That itself already shows you what kind of person he is, how his mind works. I mean, he's all in. Just simple as that. He's not afraid to speak out, not afraid to say what he really feels. I think everybody on the team really appreciates that. Especially me, I've always been a pretty straight-up person. I appreciate when somebody tells me good things. At the same time, I love when somebody gives me constructive criticism."
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from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2FzhwIR
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