Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work.
-Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Professional tennis player
Andre Agassi is arguably the most influential Armenian in sports, mostly because of his success in the world of tennis.
In his great career, Agassi won four Australian Opens, one French Open, two US Opens, the Wimbledon in 1992, the Tour Finals in 1990 and the Olympic Games in 1996.
Agassi’s career record is 870-274 with a 76.05% winning percentage. He was rated as the worlds number one tennis player on April 10, 1995.
Agassi has inspired plenty of young children to grow up and become just like him. His influence in the Armenian community is great and many young Armenians hope to achieve the same greatness he did whether it is in tennis, basketball, football or any other avenue.
Agassi is truly the most successful Armenian in sports.
Youri Djorkaeff
Professional soccer player
Youri Djorkaeff made a huge name for himself as a member of the 1998 France team in the World Cup. That team won the World Cup and Djorkaeff was the first Armenian to be crowned a World Cup winner. Djorakeff played from 1984 to 2006. In his career, Djorkaeff scored 225 goals. Recently, Djorkaeff said he wanted to coach the Armenian national soccer team. He did not end up coaching the team, but hopefully he will one day. He also said he wants to train the young Armenian soccer stars on the team.
Djorkaeff is a true inspiration to Armenian soccer players and his wishes to coach the team one day are proof.