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more about #books more comments → roland_t_flakfizer: Marat Safin Says Agassi Is "Stupid", Should "Shut Up" Also adds that he doesn't "wear deodorant" and "scares children." #andreagassi more » HockeyMountain: Safin told L'Equipe that if Agassi is trying to clear his conscience because he lied to the ATP to get out of a failed drug test, then wouldn't it mak... more » Pedro Cuatrocinco: Marat can't touch Agassi, Agassi can't touch Ararat. more » sir_pantsalot: Before athletes reach the stage where there will be drug testing they need to create an excuse for a positive drug test. They need to hire some good w... more » Stev D: Stupid?!! You call Agassi taking apart my VCR because the government hid a listening device in there stupid? #andreagassi more » Artie Fufkin: Anytime someone comes out with a confessional autobiography like this, I always wonder what kind of shit they aren't telling us. Something awful, like... more » ArkansasFred: I find it more impressive that he won all those tourneys while jacked up on crystal. I can barely extinguish all the accidental fires I start after a... more » AzureTexan: "Give Safin credit for not pretending that crystal meth helped Agassi win. . . ." That's Safin for you — always good with the two-hand backhanded c... more » MarkKelsosMigraine: If Safin did ever write a biography, I bet he'd title it The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylu... more » MattinglysSideburns: "I won't write my biography." "I couldn't." - Jacques Demers #andreagassi more » roland_t_flakfizer: Marat Safin isn't exactly broken up over revelations that fellow competitor Andre Agassi was addicted to crank. Whatever, Safin prefers Ratchet. Wha... more » MarkKelsosMigraine: I heard Telly Savalas is also furious with Agassi. #andreagassi more » Doug Dascenzo's Only Fan: "What's done is done. He hopes to sell more books. But he is completely stupid!" Typical Russian. This is a recycled line from Safin's equally scathi... more » anonymouseducator: Wait, why isn't it the ATP's fault that they bought an incredibly lame excuse? #andreagassi more » Juancho: Simmons is such an NBA fan that ESPN didn't schedule him a signing appearance in the city with the reigning MVP aka the biggest star on the planet. I... more » -
#tennis
Marat Safin Says Agassi Is "Stupid", Should "Shut Up"
Tennis-playing dude Marat Safin isn't exactly broken up over revelations that fellow competitor Andre Agassi was addicted to crank. If he feels so bad about it now, Safin says, then why not give back all that money he didn't win? More » -
#deadspiniteam
Deleted Scenes From The Sports Guy Book Tour
Bill Simmons' book tour continues apace (NY Times #1 bestseller!) and we also continue to get dispatches from fans of overweight literature. Enjoy these tales of long lines, blurry photographs, and some guy who likes autographed meat. More » -
#deadspiniteam
Waiting In Line For The Sports Guy
ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to. Bless their little hearts. More » -
#feuds
Magic And Isiah's Friendship Is Not So Friendly Anymore
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird have "co-written" a new book about their lives in the NBA that, among other things, paints a not very flattering portrait of their sometime rival Isiah Thomas. With friends like these, who needs Bill Simmons? More » -
#golf
Bringing SexyBack To Golf
Justin Timberlake — former frontman for *NSYNC, international pop superstar, 6-handicap on the links — is shopping his first book. It's about golf, and it's reportedly a memoir about the 28-year-old's memorable rounds. Well, no one's done that before. [NYO] -
#books
Michael Phelps' Life Is A Whimsical Morality Tale
Michael Phelps has "written" a children's book called How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals. Life lessons include strip club tipping etiquette and when to check-raise on Jacks or better before the flop. [Canadian Press] -
#billsimmons
Many Trees Died In The Making Of Simmons' Next Tome
Have you ever thought, Man, I really want to read a 720-page hardcover about basketball by the Sports Fella? Then today — or October 27, 2009 — is your lucky day. [Leitch] -
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#whimsy
Ancient Cheerleader Manual Reveals Secrets To Making Classmates Jealous
You have probably thought about being a cheerleader, but may think that you're right not for the job. Nonsense! If you can speak English, dress appropriately and pretend to like your school, anything is possible! More » -
#baseball
Crazy Baseball Memoir Probably Didn't Happen
Yet another supposedly non-fiction "memoir" writer is accused of filling his book with exaggerations, half-truths and lies—but this time it's about baseball, so it was much easier to prove the story wrong. More »
