Andre Agassi credits Radical rebellion with his Grand Slam success.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Head Radical LTD Edition Racquet, Agassi recalled the Radical's impact on his career in this interview with the brand's YouTube channel.
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Agassi said the bumblebee-colored stick suited his competitive character.
"It felt like it was in harmony with my personality at the time, with my rebellion at the time," Agassi said. "I liked it because it was an expression. And it's the greatest expression. Because the only thing you can talk with, besides your mouth, is your racquet."
Agassi, who played with Prince and Donnay early in his career, said the 107-square inch Head Radical evolved as his strength and game developed.
"The racquet got stronger, got more powerful with more control, which allowed me to know instinctively when it left my racquet what damage that shot would do to my opponent," Agassi said. "Which gave me the opportunity to start moving into different positions on the court, which eventually morphed my game into the game I had, which was every time I pushed you back I sort of took over the center of the court. There are matches, if you ever watch when I was playing my best, it would almost look like I was walking to balls because I knew exactly when it left my racquet exactly what my opponent's options were."
"I truly believe my career would have been far less without the confidence I had in the equipment I chose to use," Agassi said. "And bar none, to me Head was the racquet that consistently performed the best across the board. And helped me win not just the US Open, but the rest of them."
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