Pete was very straightforward whereas Andre was more textured in his explanations. JW: Autobiographies are symptomatic of the people they are about. SI.com: Pete Sampras released his own autobiography last year. On the other hand, I think for some it will add to his transformational tale. Still, Agassi didn't merely commit the crime he then lied and acted manipulatively in the cover-up. Yes, it was 12 years ago and the drugs were of the recreational variety, not the performance-enhancing variety. I'm curious to see the public reaction here. Still, the notion that 'the ATP swept Agassi's positive test under the rug' is wrong-headed. Both practically and procedurally this makes sense. The drug testing and policy has since been revamped so that everything is handled by an independent WADA. Inasmuch as Agassi was exonerated, it was by the panel not the ATP itself. When a player tested positive, the issue was put before an independent panel, made up of former federal judges and the like - not former players or ATP execs or anything like that. I spoke with Mark Miles, the ATP's CEO at the time, and it bears mention that the book seems to be a bit sloppy on the procedure. It's a pretty serious allegation and the dynamic is fascinating. He 'outed' himself but incriminated the organizing body in the process. I can't help but think of the Major League Baseball testing leaks over the last few years when names were readily made available by sources. I was surprised to read about the drug use. The skins games with Jim Brown will hopefully be read as well, but there's no mistaking the headline here. SI.com: Are many of the stories going to be lost due to the crystal meth use admission? He released his thoughts on everything from his relationship with his father to assessing contemporary players. Andre clearly took this project seriously, using a sizable advance to hire Pulitzer Prize winner J.R. Jon Wertheim: You get accustomed to reading memoirs in which a player tells how tough it was grinding in the third round of Stuttgart or maybe rolls through a top-10 of career highlights. SI.com: How is this new book different from other athletes' autobiographies?

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