Andre Agassi: 'Steffi Graf's athleticism was quite a luxury'
In an interview, the eight-time Grand Slam winner Andre Agassi praised his wife Steffi Graf's skills in tennis. The German won 23 Grand Slam titles, as much as Serena Williams and one less than Margaret Court. "She had an athleticism over her peers that was quite a luxury", said Agassi. "When she was in full form, she was just a horse that wasn’t going to be caught. For me, it wasn’t like that. I couldn’t just steamroll past people because I was such an athlete or talented in all these different ways. I had a couple of strengths, but I had to out-think everybody and implement my strategies one piece at a time, like a puzzle. That’s more exhausting, and you don’t get the results as consistently."
Asked how he handled emotions during his career, the American replied: "I’ve seen people use emotion, positive or negative, as a tool, and it works for them. But typically, the more you can remove emotion, the more efficient you’ll be. You can be an inch from winning but still miles away if you allow emotion to interfere with the last step. So you have to accept: the weather, heat, rain, stops and starts, the line calls, whatever your opponent is giving you, however, tired or injured you are. There are so many things that can distract you from taking care of business. The only thing you can control is your engagement."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2J2CPn3
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