Andy Roddick Quotations

You know, I still love the innocent parts of the game. I love hitting tennis balls. I love seeing the young guys do well. I'll still have a lot of friends to watch. I'll miss the relationships probably the most. As time passes, I'll probably miss the tennis more.

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park

At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.

I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to Nebraska every year, and I still love going back to Texas where I grew up, as well. I've just kind of had to mature a little bit more and get used to a little bit different style of life.

I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout.

I think it's foolish to think that if you've done something for so long, you can kind of delete it out of your memory bank or delete every emotion attached to it. I knew when I retired what that meant.

I've been pretty good about keeping my nose to the grindstone. I feel like I won a lot of matches from hard work and persistence, even maybe when I had better options as far as shot-making.

Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court.

I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.

You know, you can only throw in so many haymakers before one misses and you get knocked out

I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting for. I think the meat and potatoes of who I am hasn't been covered yet.

I think if I believe in something strongly enough, I'm pretty outspoken about it.

There have been great champions in every generation.

When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away.

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.

I had a very detailed retirement plan, and I feel like I've met every aspect of it: a lot of golf, a lot of carbs, a lot of fried food, and some booze, occasionally - I've been completely committed... The results have shown.

I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.

I've got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.

Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich... My mother's is the best. I've tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it's never the same.

Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you're always closer to the bottom than you are to the top.

Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.

I don't think anyone in their right mind takes me serious.

One little secret of the guys who have won one slam, is that we don't want other guys to win one because its like a bit of a special fraternity.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand.

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are kind of geographically responsible to a location, and frankly I don't know if I retired from tennis so that I could sit around tennis tournaments 12 hours a day.

Well, immediately we announced yesterday or the day before we're building, with my foundation, a youth tennis and learning center in Austin. I'd like to be hands on with that and not see it periodically.

I like grass, I enjoy it and it suits my game.

I cook a little - I've never taken classes or anything - but enough to get by.

Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.

I don't care when people use the term 'one-Slam wonder' with me.

I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour.

I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate. I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home.

I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me.

I enjoy hitting tennis balls. I haven't lost any of the innocent parts of tennis. I just do it in front of less people.

I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.

I'm convinced being a tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world.

I've always, for whatever my faults have been, felt like I've never done anything halfway.

If there were rankings for press conferences, I wouldn't have to worry about dropping out of the top five, I hope.

It's not so much that I don't like traveling, it's just that I love being home. I love being able to spend time with my friends.

My worst days are still pretty good days. That's something I might lose in the moment sometimes, but I have a pretty good grasp of it.

I like playing tennis. I've always enjoyed the process of being a tennis player; I'm just not sure that I enjoyed the travel at the end, and my body didn't recover from the day-to-day grind.

You ask me a question, I'm going to give you an honest answer.

I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a backhand, I don't return well, and then people would turn round and tell me I'm underachieving.

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.

When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense.

Luckily, I had some great serves when I needed to.

Selfishly you want to play that match just to get some form. But the good news is I have another one tomorrow so I'm going to go over and try and get some practice at Melbourne Park.

Max played well. He always serves good and didn't miss many volleys. Sometimes you don't feel you're on the court against him. It can go by so quickly, it's hard to find a rhythm.

My first-serve percentage was up where I wanted to be and that totally changes the dynamic of a match. All the important stats were good.

My getting that break was tough on him, ... I felt like I was in control of the match at that point. Today I felt like I turned the corner to playing well. I felt good, feel like I'm in a groove.

My aggression out there is my weapon, ... ... I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

Obviously, it's a blow to a tournament any time one of the biggest stars we've ever had pulls out, ... But you have to understand, he knows his body best. That's why he's still playing at 35. So, you can't really question the decision, but you feel bad for the tournament.

Obviously, for Roger, I think every draw feels open to him. But, for me, there's no such thing as an open draw.

I was super-happy with the way I returned tonight,

I was sitting there in May not really playing much after the French, kind of deciding what route I wanted to go, ... I didn't really expect to finish up so strong. To have a Grand Slam title and then the Champions Race No. 1 trophy as well, it's been a ride since then.

I guess I'm the one in the right place at the right time. I always play first on the last day. I like playing on the third day, and my team has always put me in position to come through.before. It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going.

I guess I'm at the right place at the right time. There's no better feeling than to win with all these fans cheering you on.

I got out there and it was just stiff. It got progressively worse the more I moved. I just didn't feel real comfortable for the whole match.

I didn't really take my chance, he kind of gave it to me. This is one of those where I feel fortunate to have gotten through.

I don't know whether it was his movement or hitting the ball on the run. He's not afraid to be stretched out. If he plays like he played today he's got a shot (against Hewitt).

I don't know what would have happened if it had gone to three sets, but my mind was focused on trying to end in two sets.

I don't care if I win another match for the rest of the year, if we can hold up that Cup, I really don't care. That's probably the one time of the year where you can say that and be that selfless and mean it.

I don?t care if I don?t win another match the rest of the year, if I can hold up that Cup at the end of the year.

I don't base my prospects on people pulling out. You have to beat the players playing best.

I'd also like to say props to the Chilean fans for coming out and being that passionate about their team. That's amazing. When the chips were down, though, our fans definitely stepped up as well and got pretty animated and pretty heated, which was fun.

I am in a little bit of shock right now,

I apologize to the loyal fans and sponsors that have expected my participation in Tennis Masters Cup, ... It is an honor for me to have qualified for this event for the third-straight year.

But that's not the reason I lost the match. He wanted it more than I did. He is hitting the ball better than I am right now. I didn't come here ready to play. I'll regroup and move on.

I'm a little bit in shock right now to be honest. I've never felt better going into a slam. This has totally blindsided me.

I'm a little bit in shock right now, to be honest. I've never felt better going into a slam. This has totally blindsided me.

I have a little bit of a bigger picture in mind. I know the whole goal of these tournaments is to do well at the Open.

I felt pretty good coming off of last weekend. The transition coming off grass last week to clay was pretty evident in this match but I thought if I could get through this one I'd be all right.

I felt pretty good all the way around, except for that first game.

I felt it in between points and it's just getting worse and worse and worse. It's hurting pretty bad right now.

I felt like I served a lot better than I did (against Martin). I felt comfortable at all times.

I felt like I needed to (get more aggressive), ... I need to make these guys scared of my forehand, and that's what I tried to do today. I tried to serve with a little bit more authority and ended up hitting my second serves great.

I felt like I hit the ball pretty well, especially my forehand, which was the shot that essentially won me the match,

I felt like I hit the ball better than I normally do in the first round. I was in control.

I felt like I had a little bit of a momentum, and then he played a pretty good game to break me. He put a lot of returns in off my first serve.

I felt like he was throwing his best stuff at me and I was just hanging on with my serve, ... If I hadn't raised my game, I'd definitely be going home.

I felt like I was in control of everything out there, ... I wasn't struggling through points. I was putting the ball where I wanted.

I felt good from the start. I controlled the beginning of each set and that was pretty much it.

I felt good because, you know, even the points I was losing, I felt like I was losing them on my terms. I thought I was hitting the ball big and attacking. It felt clean today.

I felt comfortable with every aspect of my game out there. I was hitting the ball pretty good and getting a lot of success with the slice.

I feel like Taylor might have actually played the better match tonight,

I feel like I'm hitting the ball well. Now I just need to find my playing form.

I feel like I'm hitting the ball well, I feel like I'm moving well. I just want to keep getting through the rounds.

I feel like I have put more work in mentally and physically, in every which way and I've never cared so much as I do now,

I feel more prepared. Last year, you know, I didn't - we played Davis Cup in December, so by the time this came around it felt pretty quick to me. I definitely feel like I did more due diligence this year, was a little more ready to go and had a little bit more time to prepare on my terms.

I didn't have anything left in my body to use as fuel. I just felt dead. I had no energy after that. I puked out all my fluids and after that I was pretty dehydrated.

I can't remember a loss after which I felt as bad as this,

Gael looked like he was a bit overawed before the match,

Gael is a great young player and everyone in France should be very excited about him,

I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa.

I don't think it was a good draw for either of us, ... Fortunately I got a little lucky there. I could easily have been extended to four sets and it's anybody's game then.