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Turns out, authenticity is everything.

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Disclaimer: I am not a sportswriter (although it would be fun).

On the edge of my couch, I watched as a pain-wracked Andre Agassi gutted out a thrilling late night victory over a valiant Marcos Baghdatis--the No. 8 player in the world, and 15 years Agassi's junior. In five grueling sets, Agassi broke down his opponent. It was the last great match in a legendary career. Two days later, in his last match as a professional, Agassi fell to a young German in the third round of the U.S. Open. In a tearful address to a packed stadium, Agassi said, "The scoreboard says I lost today. But what it doesn't show ... is how I feel."

Twenty-one years after first turning professional, we witnessed an Agassi that was both the same flashy rebellious teen that enthralled a generation of tennis players, and a man and athlete that had grown to be so much more.

As a tennis player for the better part...

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