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it's been three years since andre agassi retired from tennis after a 21-year career. >> andre agassi:?! uh! >> couric: one of the longest, most successful, and most colorful in modern sports. >> agassi: sorry, baby. >> couric: we met him on a public tennis court not far from his home in las vegas... >> agassi: ah! that shot's one of the reasons i married you, baby. >> couric: ...on a rare tennis outing with his wife steffi graf, one of the greatest female players ever. >> steffi graf: ah! >> couric: is this a little fun for you? it must be, or is it... is it torture? for both steffi and andre, tennis isn't what it used to be. >> graf: it is a little fun. come on! ( laughter ) >> couric: especially for andre. >> agassi: i... i... i like it... i like it when we, you know, when i don't run. >> graf: come on. >> agassi: yeah, it's fun. >> couric: maybe now, but in his candid and surprising new autobiography, agassi reveals that for most of his life he hated tennis with "a dark secret passion," but never let anyone know. >> agassi: i think i was just flat-out scared. just didn't know what
it's been three years since andre agassi retired from tennis after a 21-year career. >> andre agassi:?! uh! >> couric: one of the longest, most successful, and most colorful in modern sports. >> agassi: sorry, baby. >> couric: we met him on a public tennis court not far from his home in las vegas... >> agassi: ah! that shot's one of the reasons i married you, baby. >> couric: ...on a rare tennis outing with his wife steffi graf, one of the greatest female...
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and andre agassi is just one of the many stars this year coming out with a shocking, dark secret.mer in new york with brooke anderson in hollywood. tonight, it's a showbiz special report, dark secrets of the stars. from heartbreaking confessions of abuse to jaw-dropping revelations of incest, i can't get over how many celebrities have recently decided to come out with their darkest secrets. from whitney houston's drug addiction to michael jackson's tapes describing alleged brutal abuse by his father, tonight "showbiz tonight" reveals the most astounding, the most incredible, the most heartbreaking celebrity dark secrets ever. dark secrets from some of america's most beloved celebrities. >> he used to spit on me. he would actually spit on me. >> secrets we'd never believe unless we heard it straight from their own mouths. >> i started waking up in my father's hotel room bed. >> reporter: secrets both shocking and heartbreaking. >> he'd whip all over your face, your back, everywhere. and i'd always hear my mother, no, joe, you're going to kill him, no. >> reporter: whitney houston s
and andre agassi is just one of the many stars this year coming out with a shocking, dark secret.mer in new york with brooke anderson in hollywood. tonight, it's a showbiz special report, dark secrets of the stars. from heartbreaking confessions of abuse to jaw-dropping revelations of incest, i can't get over how many celebrities have recently decided to come out with their darkest secrets. from whitney houston's drug addiction to michael jackson's tapes describing alleged brutal abuse by his...
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. >>> andre agassi told "60 minutes" his hair started falling out with he was 17 but before the frenchn he washed a wig, it started to fall apart and that was a bigger concern than winning the match. >> the first time i ever really prayed for anything as it related to a result, i was praying not for the win but for my hair to stay on. >> were you afraid it was just going to fly off? >> scared the heck out of me. i kept envisioning what this would be like if my hair just flu off. >>> in other news, remember the young woman and her phony tail takedown. meet elizabeth lambert. she was suspended indefinitely for on-field antics and she did apologize. their season is likely over but her suspension could carry over to next is likely over. her suspension could carry over to next year. >>> remember this guy? florida's brandon spikes tried to gouge out a player's eyes? he got suspended for half a game. he extended his suspension a full game. some people don't think that's equitable. robin has more. >> here's the question. on our facebook page, do you think there's a double standard in sports wh
. >>> andre agassi told "60 minutes" his hair started falling out with he was 17 but before the frenchn he washed a wig, it started to fall apart and that was a bigger concern than winning the match. >> the first time i ever really prayed for anything as it related to a result, i was praying not for the win but for my hair to stay on. >> were you afraid it was just going to fly off? >> scared the heck out of me. i kept envisioning what this would be like if...
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for most of his life, he actually hated tennis. >> andre agassi is one of the many star this is yearret. welcome back to "showbiz tonight" with brooke ander snon hollywood. we have a special report, dark secrets of the stars from heart breaking confessions of abuse to jaw-dropping allegations of incest. i can't get over how many celebrities came out with their darkest secrets. from drug addiction and hate and describing brutal abuse by his father, "showbiz tonight" reveals the most astounding and incredible and heart breaking secrets ever. >> dark secrets from some of america's most beloved celebr y celebriti celebrities. >> he would sit on me. >> secrets we would never believe unless we heard it from their own mouths. >> i started waking up in my father's hotel room. >> shocking and heart breaking. >> my mother would say no, joe, you're going to kill him! >> whitney houston stunned america when she confessed about her devastating drug use with now ex-husband, bobby brown. >> you were free casing cocaine. >> yeah. >> your drug of choice was weed with cocaine. >> rock cocaine. >> she
for most of his life, he actually hated tennis. >> andre agassi is one of the many star this is yearret. welcome back to "showbiz tonight" with brooke ander snon hollywood. we have a special report, dark secrets of the stars from heart breaking confessions of abuse to jaw-dropping allegations of incest. i can't get over how many celebrities came out with their darkest secrets. from drug addiction and hate and describing brutal abuse by his father, "showbiz tonight"...
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. >>> andre agassi told "60 minutes" his hair started alling out when he was only 17.t's when he started wearing a wig. the biggest nightmare before the french open, he said he washed the wig and it started to fall apart and that was a bigger concern than winning the patch. >> the first time i ever really prayed for anything, as it related to a result, i was praying not for the win, but for my hair to stay on. >> were you afraid that it was just going to fly off? >> scared the heck out of me. i kept envisions what this would be like if my hair just flew off. >> not holding back at all. >> and new mexico's women's soccer player elizabeth lambert, she was suspended indefinitely for her know anyny takedown and other out-of-control antics on the field. the season is likely over, but her suspension could carry over to next year. meanwhile, there was the guy, florida's brandon spooix trying to gouge out a player's eyes. he got for a suspended for a half game until he extended his own suspension. barry posted on our facebook page. he says, though, because her behavior seemed
. >>> andre agassi told "60 minutes" his hair started alling out when he was only 17.t's when he started wearing a wig. the biggest nightmare before the french open, he said he washed the wig and it started to fall apart and that was a bigger concern than winning the patch. >> the first time i ever really prayed for anything, as it related to a result, i was praying not for the win, but for my hair to stay on. >> were you afraid that it was just going to fly off?...
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what do you think about andre agassi's honest admission about crystal meth and his fake hair?have been more shocked about the fake hair. >> you didn't know that was a toupee? >> no, did you? >> well, it looks a little nestish. this one they're not showing him with a wig. that was a lot of hair on his head. >> i guess i was too young to realize what he was wearing. obviously the drug allegations were -- i thought it was a shame because he's such a good athlete and i don't think one moment in history can define his career because he's done so much for tennis, with tennis. >> i've heard of steroids and athletes but crystal meth sounds like it would speed you up too much. that ball would go flying who knows where. >> i don't know how much it enhanced his performance, if any. >> the last question from twitter is what type of guys are you attracted to. >> yeah, that's a good question. >> that's from a woman. hello. >> you know what, i am attracted to guys with a great body. i love bodies. it's all about the body to me, which is really shallow in a way, right? >> it's a little shallo
what do you think about andre agassi's honest admission about crystal meth and his fake hair?have been more shocked about the fake hair. >> you didn't know that was a toupee? >> no, did you? >> well, it looks a little nestish. this one they're not showing him with a wig. that was a lot of hair on his head. >> i guess i was too young to realize what he was wearing. obviously the drug allegations were -- i thought it was a shame because he's such a good athlete and i don't...
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what do you think about andre agassi's honest admission about crystal meth and his fake hair? he's out there with this. >> i might have been more shocked about the fake hair. >> you didn't know that was a toupee? >> no, did you? >> well, it looks a little nestish. this one they're not showing him with a wig. that was a lot of hair on his head. >> i guess i was too young to realize what he was wearing. obviously the drug allegations were -- i thought it was a shame because he's such a good athlete and i don't think one moment in history can define his career because he's done so much for tennis, with tennis. >> i've heard of steroids and athletes but crystal meth sounds like it would speed you up too much. that ball would go flying who knows where. >> i don't know how much it enhanced his performance, if any. >> the last question from twitter is what type of guys are you attracted to. >> yeah, that's a good question. >> that's from a woman. hello. >> you know what, i am attracted to guys with a great body. i love bodies. it's all about the body to me, which is really shallow in
what do you think about andre agassi's honest admission about crystal meth and his fake hair? he's out there with this. >> i might have been more shocked about the fake hair. >> you didn't know that was a toupee? >> no, did you? >> well, it looks a little nestish. this one they're not showing him with a wig. that was a lot of hair on his head. >> i guess i was too young to realize what he was wearing. obviously the drug allegations were -- i thought it was a shame...