Andre Agassi & Pete Sampras Nike (2000)

[templedown]

one of the best sports commercials. best part when they probably asked the worst thing that ever happened to you. "i don't know. the death of my coach"

[andydufresne87]

Sampras likes Pearl Jam, great band!!!!

[showmebear]

Two of the hairiest chested tennis stars of all time, lol. Woof!

[1selleergod]

''The dead of my coach''

-What is the question?

[DisIsHowiRoll]

@1selleergod what inspires you to keep playing? what is your motivation? probably something along those lines

[SuperTetos]

@1selleergod : most probably something like "your worst memory"

[TIANTANEL]

Elles sont très très fortes ces 29 secondes de clip !! L'addition de ces 2 légendes,présentées répondant sans façon,plus leur personnalité plein cadre et décontractéé,etc... il se dégage une telle intensité que toujours et encore ça me donne la chair de poule quand je la re-regarde....mais avec grand plaisir!

[BatmansFavoriteGirl]

GO AGASSI!!!!!! lol i read his autobio.. it was epic.

[LFCLCGMFPL]

HE'S REPUBLICAN?!?!?!?!?! How dissapointing haha

[mignelli14]

tv show breakfast role model music to dance to female age preference tv/movie type coyote or roadrunner political view (?) boxers or briefs what makes you want to succeed ? candy type type of ice sinner or saint part of chicken ? best part of your game beverage band / musician best shot strategy ? there, i tried lol

[PulseHit]

"The death of my coach"? The hell is he saying? Hadn't his coach already died by 2000?

Unless the question was "your saddest moment" or something to that effect (which the commercial doesn't give the slightest hint to be it), he's a frikking asshole.

[pps1fan]

@PulseHit This advert wasn't filmed until 2000, and Pete's coach Tim Gullikson past away in 1996 so I think you need to get your facts straight before calling anyone a "frikking asshole"!

[dattalovesmari]

Did someone seriously describe Sampras in this post as charismatic? Cmon! Great player, yes. But charismatic? Please.

[pps1fan]

I've met Pete Sampras and I can honestly say he's a very charismatic guy...just because he let his racket do the talking when he was on court doesn't mean he hasn't got a great personality or charisma!

I much prefer an honest and sincere person like Pete Sampras is to the brass, showman and liar that Agassi has turned out to be...those drug taking admissions are disgraceful especially as the ATP covered it up without punishing him!

[javs99]

@pps1fan

Agassi went through a lot, and instead of keeping the lies to himself like many of the players said to do, he confessed to the world, because it had been on his conscience for too long. In one of his interviews, not telling the truth was simply 'not an option'. Furthermore, during that season he took crystal meth, he was 141 in the world, and didn't win anything. So maybe that was just gods way of punishing him.

[pps1fan]

@dattalovesmari If you had had actual one-on-one contact with him like I have had then you would understand why I described him as "charismatic" he is one of the most down to earth, humble and generous people I have ever met and there wasn't any media around to gain publicity! So before you criticise me for my comments get your facts straight! Great player & a great guy too!

[ArchaelN123]

Did they say breasts and legs or something? What the hell did they ask them?

[TheMrFett]

Most likely their preference for chicken.

[ArchaelN123]

I see. Lol, makes sense =P Me and my perverted mind.

[lelobest]

Agassi: the only guy ever to have won Wimbledon wearing a wig

[shelleyinthecity]

@lelobest The wig was off by the time he won Wimbledon.

[lelobest]

@shelleyinthecity Wrong, it was still on. Agassi won in 1992. I saw the match.

[shelleyinthecity]

@lelobest Well if you saw the match you would have known that Agassi had his own mullet and that if you read the book that Agassi wrote, that he didn't start wearing the wig until 1993 and had it until 1995. So no he was not wearing the wig in 1992 when he was only 22.

[lelobest]

@shelleyinthecity He started to lose his hairs in 1990... by 1992 he was already bald

[TheTennisMachine]

Agassi is the Yin to Pete's Yang, although opposites they fit in perfect harmony together

[demosj]

Roadrunner > Coyoyte

[illogicalman21]

Coyote>Coyoyte.

[asdfuogh]

Loool I think it was hilarious when Agassi said "my backside." I bet they asked "what's your best asset?" hahahahhahahahha

[illogicalman21]

He said backhand.

[baronvg]

Ok, not to sound like an ass(because I love and respect both of these guys), but what in the hell was this commercial for??? Nothing! You put a Nike swoosh logo at the end, and there you have a commercial. WHAT?!

I'll go get Kobe Bryant right now to sit on a park bench feeding pigeons for 30 seconds and I'll paste a Nike swoosh at the end and I've got myself a commercial, too!

'the hell?

Sorry, but this commercial came off as super pretentious.

[TheMrFett]

I think Nike suceeded in their purpose with their commerical. It not only got you thinking, but you are sparking discussion on a 9-year old TV spot. One could interpret this commercial as further illustrating the differences between Pete and Andre in terms of personality and character - - not just in their game style.

[baronvg]

Ok. Fair point.

[magnostic]

@TheMrFett yet they still chose Nike.

[chaoswyrm]

I think it's trying to say that Nike is for everyone. Regardless of how different you are, you can still buy Nike for playing tennis

[quentinatarantina011]

The idea is that no matter how different they are, they have 2 things in common:

both tennis champions, charismatic superstars

and

both playing for Nike.

Nike= champion, no matter what.

get it?

[cj397]

@baronvg these are 2 legends in tennis, look at them, this commercial gives me chills.

[baronvg]

@cj397 i don't think anyone is arguing that they're not legends. they are. but i hate commercials like this. it's even mostly in black & white which again, i find totally pretentious. a commercial that gives me chills is the one where they play each other in the middle of the street with the crowd watching. that commercial shows us WHY they're legends; they let their actions speak louder than words.

[Yuck121]

@baronvg I think the purpose of the commercial was to demonstrate that even though they are two very different people, they still use Nike and are satisfied

[johnsteinbeck]

@baronvg uhm, isn't it obvious? they have close to nothing in common. but nike. so nike is for everyone who wants to be great.

[Upinsmokemate]

@baronvg I think it's pretty clear. There are a lot of differences between them but both pick Nike. Its simple. May be you think about it too much. Cheers.

[KaitainCPS]

@baronvg

I want to see that Kobe Bryant commercial.

[willownss]

@baronvg its because they were arch rivals and they were supposed to be the exact opposites of eachother... it makes sense.

[kurfurstus]

sampras was so hot in wimbledon (watching roger).. he's way hotter than andre

[kiraniye]

Sampras simply the best!

[ribcat]

0:14 Aggassi lied when he said "breast". Steffi has nice legs.

[pstarf]

maybe they were asked..."whats your favourite part of the chiken" haha

[manns101101]

or your fav swimming stroke

[milankiev7]

awesome commercial. one is possibly the greatest player and the other is certainly biggest star the game has seen

[pstarf]

haha... federer the greatest player.. agassi i give it to you.. the best showman

[milankiev7]

i said "possibly" which means the greatest is open to debate and i do think that federer is more accomplished. yeah, learn to read

[pstarf]

yeah.. i read properly... i didnt think i was being agressive... for me there's no debate but i didn't butcher your comment... btw it was a friendly comment.. hence the "haha" ...calm down prick

[modem09]

But he wasnt. Dont live in the past.

[asdfuogh]

if nadal didn't play the way he did, he wouldn't have not been 100%, then you wouldn't have posted that. :D

[niclassj]

Great commercial. Very informative!

[agasica83]

Haha it's great ;))

They are so different ;)) 5*

Best tennis players ever !!!

[cduff918]

Legends.

[eyyk78]

One of the really great things about this (and there are many) is that the question answered "my backside" by Andre and "my movement" by Pete was probably something along the lines of "What do you think is your most underrated asset?" LMAO.  "My backside." Gotta love Andre.

[illogicalman21]

He said BACKHAND.

[eyyk78]

I hear "backside" very clearly at 0:20-0:21.

[cengkerikronggeng]

@eyyk78 :

yup...both-

backside : backhand

kudos

[40NotreDameFan]

I wish we knew what the questions were.

Anyway good commercial. :D

[DoubleGauss]

Agassi "Independent" ? My rear end. He has donated over $100K to Democraps.

[teech107122]

I agree KrautMcFriend

[0Nathre0]

lol I like the coyote too, not so many ppl likes him

[imnew2]

i am sorry but i really don't get the point of the commercial can someone please explain???? and why did Pete say : "the death of my coach"

[0Nathre0]

They are answering the same questions and maybe that one was something like "what are you afraid of?" Pete says "The death of my coach"

and Andre answers the same with "I don't know"

[40NotreDameFan]

The reason they did this is to try to show how different of players they are. Sampras was always known as the clean-cut all-american guy while early on Agassi was thought of as a rebel or a bad boy. The reason I say early on is because he kinda settled down toward the end too.

[ozonese7en]

* "i like the coyote.. i hope he gets that little.. road runner."

[ozonese7en]

cool commercial!

"jeopardy. seinfeld. eggs. butter and jam. jesus. princess diana. swing. salsa. older. younger. drama. comedy. i like the coyote.. i hope he gets him. the road runner. independent. republican. boxers. briefs. i don't know.. the death of my coach. train. train. sour. sweet. crushed (?). cute. sinner. saint. breast. leg. ahhh.. .. my backside. my movement. coffee. tea. haha.. santana. pearl jam. backhand. forehand. wear down. demolish. don't know.. .."

(correct any mistakes)

[BarelyListening15]

crushed. cubed.

[ozonese7en]

BarelyListening15: thanks

[BarelyListening15]

ur welcome

[steeler7588]

0:13 just gets me, for some reason.

These two were great.

[KrautMcFriend]

Pearl Jam would RESPECT the fact that Sampras is a Republican just like I would hope we would respect that I am a liberal voting for Obama....That is what makes Eddie Vedder and the gang...and this country....WONDERFUL. Now, Sampras, if we could only get you to vote for Obama...LOL!

[lumipifeslb]

who cares if sampras is republican when he likes pearl jam. Go pete!!

[Jester296]

Could someone tell me where I could find the Pete Sampras Movado Commercial I really enjoyed watching it!

Thanks!

[TheMrFett]

Do you know what year it aired? If Pete played Andre around that time, chances are I have it.

[Jester296]

I believe they did play together in those years. Not that Pete sampras was my favorit player! But the Movado and the song!

magnificient!

[kendalleve]

Is Pete republican ?

Funny...

[reshpeck]

That makes me happy.

[capoeros]

agassi-sampras?? the best tennis forever!! f... u federer ha!

[Hexelsfayt]

damn right but now i wish nedal and roddick would make a video liek this or like that street tennis thing.

[mistifers]

Agreed 100%! Not only are they the BEST, they're nice little pieces of man-candy on the court too! ;)

[mariadiasy]

Yes they're the best duo ever (sampras vs agassi). Federer just got lucky nadal and novak emerges as a worthy opponent a little too late. ...so he has no great competition in his early domination...hence he's not really the best. Pete still is the BEST!!!!!!

[axonhillock]

I KNOW, RIGHT? thanks for that! i thought i was the only one who thinks this too :)

[ropan1000]

is pete sexy?

[mistifers]

I don't know if he is to you, but he is to me! Andre is as well. Yum.

[reefric]

very cool add..

[Mer1945]

Pete and Andre- the biggest rivals for themselves. Shame, that they've gone.

[nandhini178]

Federer? Bigheaded?? Thats the last thing he is. He is just confident....many pple pick it up as conceit

[polipoli7]

it might be davydenko

[rhinosam90]

So then there's more comercials of Agassi and Pete?

[TheMrFett]

There are several. Whenever I get a chance, I'll post a few more.

[heartion]

cool commercial.

[89mmm]

That is a sick as commercial, I havent seen it b4

[amberkeys]

Personally i think Federer is a little bigheaded.

[sweden92]

Are you dumb? He is a very humble man.

[amberkeys]

Don't get me wrong, he makes for one hell of a show and for the love of the game i'd support him when he compares to many other players out there right now. If anything, he's humble in the sense that he's become involved in a few charities and what not but when it comes down to it, in my personal opinion, he just seems to pride himself a little too much for my taste.

[hemingway41]

I think neither fed nor sampras is the best player. because being best shouldnt be measured by the titles.if so, I like to remind you one thing that agasi hasnt joined australia til 95 or many years long he protested wimbledon.agassi has proved how to win and to be best without hard serves. strenght is temporary when talent always remains. that's why after 28 ,sampras could win only 1 or 2 titles and I think same end is waiting for fed as well.agassi is the best.

[cheezit91]

Agassi rules!!

I so agree with you :)

[tennisnut3245]

The reason there are no big names in tennis today is becuase Fed usally destroys everyone. How can you build a career if you can't win a grand slam. Gasquet, and Novak D. are good players and the next generation, but when they play Fed they hit abrick wall.

[nubbs]

republican? really? he doesnt seem like a prick

[pubuman]

they asked them who they wouldnt vote for...

[jeole]

Sampras: the ultimate. the best.

[billionaire35]

Nadal is going to start beating Fed more but who else will compare to Becker, Agassi, Courier, Chang, even Mcenroe when he was still on the Open tour? Gasquet? Canas? Novak D? Davykenko and Nalbandian? With the heavy balls and slow ass court and the Big Banger strings and gut blend the game has been handicapped. It's not the graphite rackets that are different. Federer use to shank alot more when he used to use gut only. That shit sucks compared to what we use today and Sampras still ruled.

[porsche944]

Train

[thunderFence]

pearl jam

[dilya2live]

sampras is the best!

[kurfurstus]

thanks captaim obvious

[akira342]

okayyy.. its proven.. i dont know anything about tennis players.

[malpete]

there are more great and strong players during sampras and agassi's time unlike today,that's why federer is up there now.I still believe sampras is the best.

[glock101381]

sampras rocks

[mydog8u2]

Uhh... please pardon my slowness, but I only half get the commercial. Sampras and Agassi are stating the opposites, right? So the message is, like, "do whatever tickles your fancy" kinda thing, right? Or am I way off? I'm confused because some of it didn't sound like opposites.

[jairus913]

Its not really opposites, just distinct among a set of categories. But everything else you said still applies.

[mydog8u2]

Oh okay. Thanks. Hey, jairus, what do you think of the Sampras v. Federer debate? I personally think Federer at his prime (say, the latter half of 2006) would beat Sampras at his but I don't know. I don't think the current Federer could beat Sampras at his prime. Federer's back hand used to be a killer but now it's so error-ridden. Anyway, I'd say Federer>Sampras by the slightest of margin. I'm so tactless in saying this below a Sampras video but oh well.

[Zarlok2]

Umm, Sampras says "republican".

[fibula2]

just stumbled here...new to this youtube stuff but I had to watch this about 5 times to get it all...great stuff. [agassi is the cutest!]

[kks58]

Great ad with two best players in the history!

[kurfurstus]

er... sorry dude but im not seeing federer in this ad

[kks58]

I don't think Fed is the best, anyway!

[kurfurstus]

then u know nothing about tennis

[kks58]

Look, what rivals Fed has and with whom Sampras played... It's no comparison, Pete had it much more difficult.

[malpete]

agree with that,sampras still the best

[almouchie]

wow

its rocks

how have i not seen it before

[hemingway41]

legs aaaahhh :))

[jairus913]

Question is, are they talking about turn-ons or parts of a chicken. :D

[reindertot]

Yes, he said "republican". That's way (aomg other things) Agassi rocks. hehehe

[Octomani]

Republican?

[kurfurstus]

just do it

[pistolpete58]

Nice Vid dude