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Andre the Giant

IF YOU SPENT THE WEEKEND MAKING SMORES AND WEREN'T NEAR A T-V SET YOU MISSED ONE OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY.

ANDRE AGASSI PLAYING THE FINAL MATCH OF HIS CAREER.

THIS ENDING WAS LOU GEHRIG-ESQUE SIMPLY FOR THE RAW EMOTIONS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY. HERE'S A GUY WHO WAS YOUNG AND BRASH AND WASN'T ALL THAT LIKEABLE IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS. HE THEN TRANSFORMED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF OUR EYES INTO ONE OF THE MOST WELL-LIKED ATHLETES OF THIS GENERATION.

AGASSI'S CAREER ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 8 YEARS AGO WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING IN SATELLITE TOURNAMENTS. THOSE ARE RESERVED FOR PLAYERS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO HANG ON.

BUT AGASSI REVITALIZED HIS CAREER RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.

INSTEAD OF BEING REMEMBERED AS THE REBEL HE ONCE WAS, HE WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE MOST REVERED ATHLETES OF ALL TIME.

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