He teamed up with other famous sports stars such as Monica Seles and Shaquille O'Neal to open a restaurant in 1996, which eventually shut down in 2001.

Alongside his philanthropic efforts, he has his hands full with a number of business ventures. He then founded Athletes for Hope, another charitable initiative in 2007, under which sports stars raise money for notable causes.Īgassi then turned a vacant building at the University of Phoenix into a campus for a school called the Doral Academy, which opened in August 2014. A reasonably committed tennis fan since the days of Chuck McKinley, my universe of comparables includes all the great ones: Laver, Rosewall, Emerson. I thought I saw something more insightful and self-aware about this tennis wunderkind than I had seen before. The American launched the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in 2001, which is a charter school for at-risk youth in the area. When Andre Agassi recently talked on TV about his new book, Open, I was impressed. The organization is also involved with Child Haven, which is a facility for neglected and abused children. 2 days ago &0183 &32 Carlos Alcaraz posts better win-percentage than Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi & Boris Becker after 150 matches Carlos Alcaraz posts better win-percentage than Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi & Boris Becker after 150 matches.

He founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Association in 1994, which lends a helping hand to the youth in Las Vegas. Summary A boy from a poor family conquering the big world and tennis: it has an aggressive father with a heavy hand, and a resigned mother who does not dare to stand up for her son, and round-the-clock training sessions hated by little Andre. Agassi has accumulated considerable wealth thanks to his successful tennis career and has always made it a point to give back to society in some way.

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