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you've ever faced. >> pretty cool. >> you just played agassi a couple nights before. >> for me andre agassi still has the best return serve in the game. you know, as i said before t is my strength. and something that i have worked on a lot. >> he also said su have the best wheels in the game. >> yeah, well. >> rose: speed was amazing for you. you were getting almost every shot. you were going back and back and back and back. >> i moved, treatmently well the whole tournament. >> rose: did you ever had any doubt that this moment would come again, that you would be on top again. >> i always assumed i would be number one. i always assumed that is why i wanted to play some of. and that's why i wanted to play so well. and have a good comeback, i always felt like i want to be number one and i have the potential to be number one. and there was no doubt in my mind. >> rose: that you would be number one. >> yeah. >> rose: again after having been number one. >> yeah. >> rose: listen this quote. >> a combination of a pit bull dog, a young mike tyson and an alligator. you have heard that quote before. >
you've ever faced. >> pretty cool. >> you just played agassi a couple nights before. >> for me andre agassi still has the best return serve in the game. you know, as i said before t is my strength. and something that i have worked on a lot. >> he also said su have the best wheels in the game. >> yeah, well. >> rose: speed was amazing for you. you were getting almost every shot. you were going back and back and back and back. >> i moved, treatmently well...
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other tennis great who was as influenced by his mother and by his grandmother as opposed to -- andre agassias here when his book came out, it was a great book as well. andre's dad just beat this into him to the point at one point where andre almost hated tennis because his dad just laid on him so heavy to play. but in your case, it's your mom and your grandmom. how does that happen? >> well, my grandmother loved tennis and she got involved in it, i'm sure by mistake. picked up a racquet and started teaching herself. my mom came along, and i really only noticed three people throughout the course of my life who loved tennis that much -- my mother, my grandmother, and pancho segura. so when i came along, my mom would go out and teach tennis to supplement the income, and i wanted to be around it. first of all, i loved being around my mother and my grandmother, and it was great fun. then when tennis came along, rolled me balls and hit some shots and be around it, but i took to it. with the time spent with them and also with the tennis, geez, it was a perfect match, so. tavis: did that make you a
other tennis great who was as influenced by his mother and by his grandmother as opposed to -- andre agassias here when his book came out, it was a great book as well. andre's dad just beat this into him to the point at one point where andre almost hated tennis because his dad just laid on him so heavy to play. but in your case, it's your mom and your grandmom. how does that happen? >> well, my grandmother loved tennis and she got involved in it, i'm sure by mistake. picked up a racquet...
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. >> i remember when i was that age, and i would have loved to got to play with andre agassi and peteras. >> reporter: but these aren't just any kids. all of their families were impacted by super storm sandy. many are still struggling to recover, which is why murray and serena williams, both defending u.s. open single champs, are spending this precious pre-tournament time leading this clinic. >> i know that you're very big on getting youth into tennis. why is that important to you? >> to me it was important because it was a clinic, something similar to this that really got me so excited. i met some professional players. i was like, wow, i want to be that. >> reporter: until today, 9-year-old and 6-year-old brother charlie had never picked up a raquet. they lost a home and two cars. today tennis is providing an escape. how does that feel? >> like the total op sits. it's really cool. >> total opposite meaning what this. >> like the total opposite. like i was worried and scared with the storm and now i feel great and it's cool. >> very thankful. >> this was a very amazing experience for
. >> i remember when i was that age, and i would have loved to got to play with andre agassi and peteras. >> reporter: but these aren't just any kids. all of their families were impacted by super storm sandy. many are still struggling to recover, which is why murray and serena williams, both defending u.s. open single champs, are spending this precious pre-tournament time leading this clinic. >> i know that you're very big on getting youth into tennis. why is that important to...
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. >>> president clinton, andre agassi and donald trump have all had lego sculptures made for them, andks of lego do go for six figures. ty, i'm going to pay real good attention to when my son daniel plays with his legos whether or not we can train him to do that. >> good idea. power rundown, jane wells is on board and in seattle allison lynn who wrote an article called "job hunting at work, you're not alone." you wrote that more and more people are looking for jobs while they are employed on company time. >> yeah. >> i guess can you look at this two ways. one, it's really rude and a faux pas, and the other is people feel more confident about their job prospects. >> exactly. more jobs out there and more people are saying i've been here five years, maybe they haven't had a raise, natural more people will start looking around when the job market gets better. >> jane wells seems to be taking a call there. i want to send my resume to the lego artist guy. kidding, okay. here's the deal. when are you supposed to look for a job? the hr department, and by the way, ty, when is the new boss looki
. >>> president clinton, andre agassi and donald trump have all had lego sculptures made for them, andks of lego do go for six figures. ty, i'm going to pay real good attention to when my son daniel plays with his legos whether or not we can train him to do that. >> good idea. power rundown, jane wells is on board and in seattle allison lynn who wrote an article called "job hunting at work, you're not alone." you wrote that more and more people are looking for jobs...
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. >> he's often talked about helping warm up andre agassi. so his daughter comes over.'s across the court from him. every ball goes whizzing right at her. probably because she was the easiest mark on the court. but also i'd like to think because he was trying to toughen her up. >> how old is she? >> i think she was 13 at the time. >> 13 at the time and he's just whipping the balls right at her. >> right. >> uh-huh. >> deeply competitive. >> but for her own good. just like jcpenney. just like herbalife. they need to listen to bill and all will work out. >> he's resigning from the jcpenney board after this very acrimonious fight. i can't imagine any of this surprises you. >> maybe that it didn't drag out longer. he's certainly been pretty obstinate in the past with some of these bets. i think target dragged on for quite a few years longer. >> mbia was a seven-year fight. >> right, exactly. a lot of these things pay off. canadian pacific is doing well after he shook things up there. i think one of the things -- you can look at it two ways. he's either very patient or very
. >> he's often talked about helping warm up andre agassi. so his daughter comes over.'s across the court from him. every ball goes whizzing right at her. probably because she was the easiest mark on the court. but also i'd like to think because he was trying to toughen her up. >> how old is she? >> i think she was 13 at the time. >> 13 at the time and he's just whipping the balls right at her. >> right. >> uh-huh. >> deeply competitive. >> but...
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. >> i remember when i was that age and i would have loved to have gotten to play with andre agassi.liams are spending this preshl pretournament time leading this clinic. >> i know you're very big on getting youth into tennis. why is that important to you? >> it was a clinic something similar to this that really got me so excited. i met some professional players and i was like i want to be -- >> until today, 9-year-old joseph and his six-year-old brother charlie had never picked up a racquet. during sandy they lost one floor of their home in queens and two cars. today tennis is providing an escape. >> how does that feel? >> like the total opposite. it's really cool. >> total opposite meaning what? >> like the total opposite like i was worried and scared with the storm and now i feel great and it's cool. >> this is a very amazing experience for all of us. >> when you play with them, what do they say to you? >> they're so cute. i usually have conversations with them. when they're young they're like my mom watched you or you're famous. they're always so cute. >> i was that age, i rememb
. >> i remember when i was that age and i would have loved to have gotten to play with andre agassi.liams are spending this preshl pretournament time leading this clinic. >> i know you're very big on getting youth into tennis. why is that important to you? >> it was a clinic something similar to this that really got me so excited. i met some professional players and i was like i want to be -- >> until today, 9-year-old joseph and his six-year-old brother charlie had...