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Over this period in time in Andre's Career he was not using crystal meth. You will see that Andre found success at a young age, and was on a rise before he had his downfall with drugs.
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At age 16 Andre began his professional career. Sporting a mullet and flashy clothing, he quickly became a fan favorite with the young crowd.
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In 1992 Andre won his first Grand Slam Title at Wimbledon, eating Goran Ivanisevic in the finals as a 14 seed. Andre the Giant is born
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In 1994 Andre was victorious in the U.S. Open for the first time in his career. Ranked at 20, Agassi won his second career Grand Slam Title.
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Andre's play was flawless winning his first and only career olympic gold medal. He pronounced his achievement " The greatest accomplishment I've ever had in this sport".
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For this period of time Andre was using drugs, which as a result majorly affected his tennis play. Andre dropped to a world rank of 141, the lowest of his career in 1997.
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Andre described his marriage to actor Brooke Shields as a diasaster. Andre admitted that the added stress of the relationship was a factor in his drug abuse.</
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Andre Agassi admitted to using crystal meth over this 1997 season, he only participated in twleve matches over a span of seven months.
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In 1998 Andre decided to get his career back on track. Starting with a rigorous new training program, he slowly started his climb to an eventual number one world rank.
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Andre proved he was returning to true form with a win at the 1999 French Open, after losing in the finals twice in his career.
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After being ranked outside of the top 100 a little over a year and a half ago Andre wins his second career U.S. Open title, and becomes the fifth player in history to will all major titles, and reaching his first career number 1 world ranking.
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In 2003 Andre won the Australian Open for the fourth time in his career.
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After an amazing career Agassi retired following his elimination from the 2006 U.S. Open. Andre gave an emotional speech following, expressing his love to the fans. He has come a long ways since the 1997 season.</
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In 2009 in his new book Open: An Autobiography Andre reavealed his secret of using drugs during the 1997 season, stirring controversy around the ATP and his own career.
