As the title asks: Does the rivalry of Agassi and Sampras resemble Vegeta and Goku?
Quick points on Agassi:
Quick points on Agassi:
- Child prodigy who turned pro at 16 years old and was touted to be the greatest talent in tennis
- Had great expectations placed on him to win multiple GS and be the number 1 player in the world
- He was in the peak of his tennis career and still lost the US Open to Pete Sampras
- That one loss took a great toll on him mentally and Sampras was firmly in his head
- Every one knew that when Pete played his best, he was the better player
- Was overshadowed by Pete during the majority of his career
- Was not the best player of his generation
- Was not as charismatic as Agassi
- He was not touted to be greater than Agassi and was not covered by the media from a young age
- He proved himself to be the greater player and the better tennis player
- Dominated all of his rivals and fulfilled the kind of expectations that were placed on Agassi
- Best player of his generation
- Prince of Saiyans who believed that he was the strongest person in the universe
- Lost to Goku in their first battle and could not accept the loss mentally
- Spent the rest of his life chasing the strength that Goku had but could never reach him as Goku improved as well
- Every one knew that Goku, not Vegeta, was the stronger man
- Never boasted about his strength unlike his rival
- Defeated his rival numerous times and at times, made Vegeta look like he was nowhere near his class
- Succeeded in all the areas where his rival failed
- Continued to grow and was never complacent
