Word: agassis
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Fear itself will not hold you back from success—just look at celebrities who have made it far in the midst of their phobias: Tennis player Andre Agassi reportedly has a phobia of spiders, actress Kim Basinger of open spaces, film director Alfred Hitchcock of eggs, and country star Lyle Lovett of cows...
...fourth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack, New York City hosted the U.S. Tennis Open finals between Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. By the middle of the game Agassi was behind and feeling the pressure, but as he rose to the occasion and began delivering some impressive plays, one observer remarked, “That’s the thing about Agassi: He always does just enough to be competitive against his opponent. That’s why he sometimes even loses to weaker players—he plays to their level, and then doesn’t realize...
...Wednesday, 25-year-old James pushed crowd favorite Andre Agassi to a fifth-set tiebreak before losing in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open. It capped a spellbinding week and a half that saw James officially emerge on the tennis scene after years of middling results...
...stunned No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the third round, dispatched No. 19 Tommy Roberdo in the fourth, and amidst a raucous Queens crowd and a swirl of media pressure, James nearly took out Agassi...
...though there was no siphoning crowd loyalty away from Agassi, Blake fast became the Flushing fans’ No. 2, never batting an eye at the continual reminders of his tragic year and impressing with his grace and resolve...