Homey D. Clown Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 anyone who knows me personally knows that I don't have many sports heroes I really care about. In fact, I have only 2 that have in some way touched my life, and it's been Jim Kelly and Andre Agassi for 2 different reasons. so needless to say I was excited to read the news posted by Erin about her Dad. Link: http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/4/14/8409671/jim-kelly-still-cancer-free This is great news for him and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 anyone who knows me personally knows that I don't have many sports heroes I really care about. In fact, I have only 2 that have in some way touched my life, and it's been Jim Kelly and Andre Agassi for 2 different reasons. so needless to say I was excited to read the news posted by Erin about her Dad. Link: http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2015/4/14/8409671/jim-kelly-still-cancer-free This is great news for him and his family. Curious-- why Agassi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Awesome, thanks for posting the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Curious-- why Agassi? Yep. Me, too. Always been a fan of Agassi (became my favorite American player following McEnroe's retirement and I have not had a favorite American player since). But I am curious as to how he achieved "hero" status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Curious-- why Agassi? I identified with him from as early as high school, his family relationship with his father was one reason, and I really connected with his struggle with the game emotionally. For whatever reason, I became glued to his career, felt every loss, and reveled in every victory. while he was very talented, once he hit the pros, nothing came easy for the guy, very much like our home town. I played tennis and had a very similar style of play, so once I learned that I emulated his game even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I identified with him from as early as high school, his family relationship with his father was one reason, and I really connected with his struggle with the game emotionally. For whatever reason, I became glued to his career, felt every loss, and reveled in every victory. while he was very talented, once he hit the pros, nothing came easy for the guy, very much like our home town. I played tennis and had a very similar style of play, so once I learned that I emulated his game even more. He was fun to watch. So much talent. Those were the glory days of American Men's tennis, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Yes!!! Great news for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Very happy to hear that! Too many times you hear that "they got it all," when speaking about cancer, but it has a way of proving the Doc's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Amazing news!!!! CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Very happy news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 He was fun to watch. So much talent. Those were the glory days of American Men's tennis, IMO. Yeah, they really were... and when he stole a championship or two from Samprass, it felt like a superbowl win to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPappy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Awesome news!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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