Agassi with Donnay?!?!? - Page 2

BreakPoint · 07-20-2012, 11:31 AM

Well, I guess what goes around, comes around. So Agassi is back with Donnay, just like earlier in his career.

But I wonder what happened to his "lifetime contract" with Head?

Maybe Head had to cut him loose to save money to pay Sharapova to get her out of her "lifetime contract" with Prince?

LOL

West Coast Ace · 07-20-2012, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TennisDawg

I must say, I'm surprised to see Agassi playing tennis! Just a few years ago he stated on "60 Minutes" that he hates/hated tennis and also wrote that in his book "Open" ?????????? Sorry, if I went off-topic here, I realize you probably want to talk about Tennis Racquets.

He hated the way his old man pushed him into it; sent him to Bolleteri's Academy and away from his friends against his will. Now he can play when he wants - and he realizes it's a good way to keep his name and school in the public eye.

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Originally Posted by adidasman

Well, Nike had their chance to keep him and they blew it. Funny how Steffi's relationship with adidas ended up trumping Andre's with Nike. I think he made a wise decision.

Nike didn't 'blow it' and Steffi's Adidas gig had nothing to do with it: Agassi tried to shake down Nike for money for his school; more than Nike was willing to part with. Adidas was just the next biggest fish in the apparel ocean and they caved in.

IA-SteveB · 07-20-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OriginalHockeytowner

The past 6 years have not been kind to Andre...

Yet his wife gets more attractive.

TennisDawg · 07-20-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by West Coast Ace

He hated the way his old man pushed him into it; sent him to Bolleteri's Academy and away from his friends against his will. Now he can play when he wants - and he realizes it's a good way to keep his name and school in the public eye.

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Yes, I read his book. But, he did hate tennis the whole time he played not just when the old man forced him to play. Its likely that being retired he has a lot of time on his hands and Tennis is his identity and he likes being in the limelight.

Praetorian · 07-20-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TennisDawg

Yes, I read his book. But, he did hate tennis the whole time he played not just when the old man forced him to play. Its likely that being retired he has a lot of time on his hands and Tennis is his identity and he likes being in the limelight.

Let reel this into the Former Pro Player talk.

Back to Pros' Racquets and Gear. I wonder why he chose the X-P Dual? He looks more like a Formula 100 user. Or it would have been cool to maybe debut the Pro One OS.

West Coast Ace · 07-20-2012, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TennisDawg

But, he did hate tennis the whole time he played ...

That's not true. When he came back, head shaved, and had his revival, he was loving it. Until the back problems...

Donnay is trying hard to get back in the racquet game; Agassi is certainly well known.

tennisdj · 07-20-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Well, I guess what goes around, comes around. So Agassi is back with Donnay, just like earlier in his career.

But I wonder what happened to his "lifetime contract" with Head?

Maybe Head had to cut him loose to save money to pay Sharapova to get her out of her "lifetime contract" with Prince?

LOL

I was about to ask the same.. I thought he had a lifetime contract with Head.. We'll see..

neil1b · 07-20-2012, 08:33 PM

Bring back the yellow and blue pro one

big ted · 07-20-2012, 09:10 PM

hes probably still with head, my guess is he tried out one of couriers racquets in practice or something and liked it so much that he decided to use it in a wtt match (hes not signed with donnay i.e. no stencil)

vsbabolat · 07-20-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by West Coast Ace

That's not true. When he came back, head shaved, and had his revival, he was loving it. Until the back problems...

Donnay is trying hard to get back in the racquet game; Agassi is certainly well known.

It's not the same Donnay that was from Belgium. These guys who are licensing the Donnay name are from New York. Also the Company that has owned the Donnay name since 1996 is Sports Direct. The same company that has owned Dunlop since 2004.

http://www.sportsdirectplc.com/brand...ds/donnay.aspx

http://www.sportsdirectplc.com/brand...ds/dunlop.aspx

Dave M · 07-21-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by vsbabolat

It's not the same Donnay that was from Belgium. These guys who are licensing the Donnay name are from New York. Also the Company that has owned the Donnay name since 1996 is Sports Direct. The same company that has owned Dunlop since 2004.

http://www.sportsdirectplc.com/brand...ds/donnay.aspx

http://www.sportsdirectplc.com/brand...ds/dunlop.aspx

The same company who over here last year were selling the wickmayer special edition donnay for £20 in store, sort of wish i'd bought one to try now!

BobFL · 07-21-2012, 10:42 AM

Comparing old Donnay and this new Donnay is like comparing Warren Buffet and Del Boy ('Only fools and horses').

Dave M · 07-21-2012, 11:55 PM

Do you have only fools and horses over there Bobfl?

BobFL · 07-22-2012, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave M

Do you have only fools and horses over there Bobfl?

All of them...on my hard drive of course

JoelDali · 07-22-2012, 06:02 AM

Saw several 3.5 Central Park GOATs HAASing(tm) with this stick yesterday after watching Chillitch match. Very inspiring moments of GOATpleasure on court 8 especially.

leonidas1982 · 07-22-2012, 07:03 AM

It's weird seeing Agassi and Sampras not being sponsored by the rackets (or at least the racket companies) that they were associated with throughout their careers.

sixone90 · 07-22-2012, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by neil1b

Bring back the yellow and blue pro one

Blue has been replaced by Gold and Yellow replaced by Silver

BreakPoint · 07-22-2012, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by leonidas1982

It's weird seeing Agassi and Sampras not being sponsored by the rackets (or at least the racket companies) that they were associated with throughout their careers.

Well, Agassi was associated with Prince, Donnay, and Head during his career.

West Coast Ace · 07-22-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tennisdj

I was about to ask the same.. I thought he had a lifetime contract with Head.. We'll see..

Every contract has an out clause.

BreakPoint · 07-22-2012, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by West Coast Ace

Every contract has an out clause.

Yeah, but the "out" for a "lifetime" contract is to die.

So maybe Agassi had to dye his eyebrows, then fake his own death, and then attend his own funeral as a guy named Phil Shiffley?

LOL

07-20-2012, 11:31 AM	#21
BreakPoint Bionic Poster Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 36,215	Well, I guess what goes around, comes around. So Agassi is back with Donnay, just like earlier in his career. But I wonder what happened to his "lifetime contract" with Head? Maybe Head had to cut him loose to save money to pay Sharapova to get her out of her "lifetime contract" with Prince? LOL __________________ "You CANNOT be serious!!"

07-20-2012, 08:33 PM	#28
neil1b Rookie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 215	Bring back the yellow and blue pro one __________________ HEAD GRAPHENE SPEED PRO HEAD SONIC PRO EDGE 16G @ 55# Last edited by neil1b : 07-20-2012 at 08:36 PM.

07-20-2012, 09:10 PM	#29
big ted Professional Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,083	hes probably still with head, my guess is he tried out one of couriers racquets in practice or something and liked it so much that he decided to use it in a wtt match (hes not signed with donnay i.e. no stencil) Last edited by big ted : 07-20-2012 at 09:12 PM.

07-22-2012, 06:02 AM	#35
JoelDali Legend Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,946	Saw several 3.5 Central Park GOATs HAASing(tm) with this stick yesterday after watching Chillitch match. Very inspiring moments of GOATpleasure on court 8 especially. __________________ There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.

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