Andre Agassi: "I've Never Felt So Alive" After Snorting Crystal Meth

[leanderj]

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/28/crimesider/entry5433492.shtml

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Tennis superstar Andre Agassi writes in his new book that his assistant "Slim" was the person who introduced him to crystal meth, dumping a small pile of powder on the coffee table, according to the Times of London Web site.

"I snort some. I ease back on the couch and consider the Rubicon I've just crossed," Agassi writes.

But one of the most surprising admissions is the tennis legend's reaction after using the highly addictive drug. "There is a moment of regret, followed by vast sadness. Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away every negative thought in my head. I've never felt so alive, so hopeful — and I've never felt such energy."

Agassi's upcoming autobiography, "Open: An Autobiography," contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test — a result that was thrown out after he said he "unwittingly" took the substance.

[MinneapolisMatt]

1. Glad he admitted it.

n/t

[Botany]

2. this could explain the Brooke Shileds & B. Streisand things

[xchrom]

3. or a thing for women whose first name begins with b. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. See: Beffi Graf.

[xchrom]

5. ...

:spray:

[Lasher]

6. I'm gonna rec the thread for that one.

:D

[SpiralHawk]

7. And Badonna