"Andre Agassi didn't care about what the people said and he would just do it his way" - Li Na 

Two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na recently showered praise on tennis icon Andre Agassi and hailed his free spirit.

During her playing career of over a decade, Li won several WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slams - the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open. She was also a three-time quarterfinalist at the Wimbledon Championships.

The Chinese player eventually retired in 2014, a few months after she attained her career-high ranking of No. 2.

As a part of the My Wimbledon Memories series, Li Na spoke to the media and touched upon a variety of topics. The 41-year-old eulogized Andre Agassi, a former World No. 1, and called him her idol. She also recalled the time she saw the American play on live television.

"My idol is Andre Agassi," she said. "Yeah, I love the way he plays on the court. When I was very young, I saw the television, I saw, oh a tennis player can be like that, you know. Because during that time he had long hair."

Li Na also highlighted Agassi's "free spirit" and how he never paid any heed to what others said and instead did things in his own way.

"I was like, Okay, now I see the tennis player was free, you know. he didnt care about what the people said, and he would just do it his way," she said.

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Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles titles in his illustrious career. The American retired in 2006 after competing in the US Open one last time. Agassi also won an Olympic gold medal in 1996.

The American won one Wimbledon title, in the year 1992. The then World No. 14 beat the likes of Boris Becker and John McEnroe to reach the final, where he locked horns with Goran Ivanisevic, who is currently coaching Novak Djokovic. Agassi beat Ivanisevic to win his maiden Wimbledon title.

The American reached his second Wimbledon final in 1999, but lost to compatriot Pete Sampras 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.

In his last Wimbledon appearance, Andre Agassi lost to Rafael Nadal in the third round of the tournament.