Andre Agassi

"Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness."- Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, David and Goliath is a book of a battle of underdogs that also relates to Tarzan and Clayton, Tarzan being the underdog and Clayton Goliath. In The Legend of Tarzan, the main character Tarzan was raised by gorillas after being abandoned by his human parents in the African…

In the articles "London on a Roll" by Simon Worall and “A Tale of Three Cities” by Joel Swerdlow, we could observe the attributes of a cosmopolitan city. “London on a Roll” demonstrates London’s wealth and also diversity, where there is tolerance towards people with different races and sexual orientation; "A Tale of Three Cities" illustrates Cordoba’s advancement in architecture, knowledge, and history, as well as New York’s fast-paced economy that provides many job opportunities.…

Anthropology Paper Introduction When I started playing tennis 7 years ago, I met David Sandoval who was one of the coaches that worked the junior development at Tennis West. He later became my personal coach and made me the player I am today. He has an extensive Tennis background and has been playing since the age of 8. I interviewed him where he explained his rituals that he does before and during matches. Some of those rituals he passed on to me but I also made some of my own. During the…

Substance abuse has been an issue for much longer than people think. Substance abuse became a problem even before the development of organized sports such as the Olympics. Substance abuse has been evolving over time based on the continued advances in being able to test for different classes of substances within people’s system. Drug abuse is described as the use of drugs used as performance enhancers that could give the athlete a better advantage than other athletes. Substance abuse has been…

drug scandal they were involved in or knew about. Many people involved in drug scandals have tarnished their careers and the name of the sport they played. Some of these athletes include, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Marion Jones, Andre Agassi, Floyd Landis, Hope Solo and Lance Armstrong. Many of these athletes have been with the controversy of doping in professional…

When asked who he was, many would say the original owner of the Kansas city Chiefs. In reality, he was so much more than that. Despite having his most accomplishments in American Football, he helped shape 4 lasting, popular american sports leagues. He has ties to the National Football League (NFL), The National Basketball Association (NBA), The North American Soccer League (NASL), which would later become part of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the World Tennis Championships (WTC). His…