Andre Agassi Quotes

In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement.

Tennis is the loneliest sport.

I'm going to go down swinging... I'm sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament.

Well, I actually tell my son that I don't have any hair because he asked me the same question that I gave it to him when he was born, so he actually still believes that. He's five years old.

There's no such thing as an open draw. At least for me - I mean, obviously for Roger Federer, I think every draw feels open for him - but for me there's no such thing as an open draw

Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.

I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there.

He thinks it's his day, and when you think it's your day, it usually is.

I don't always choose to stay fit by playing tennis, because that comes with its own wear-and-tear.

Tennis is one of the only sports in America where the sport doesn't grow with the size of the person - it just forces you to swallow the whole pill.

I suppose you could never say never, but my experience would tell me that the most successful players in the world are gonna come from an environment that is more competitive at an early age.

People who are interested with me have for sure gotten older over the years, for example, grandparents are coming up to me telling me they grew up watching me.

Every now and then I will play; I try to focus on charitable work. I might do it because it's an offer I can't refuse, so I rally and try to stay in shape and keep myself active.

Pride is bad, stress is good. I don't want to feel confident. I want to feel rage. Endless, all consuming rage.

The most animated talks we have are about...things

This sport has given me so much that my hope would be to give back as much as I can for as long as I can.

The best predictor of future events is probably past events.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

Hitting the ball has never been my issue, so I can literally not pick up a racquet for two months and hit the ball, really, really nicely. I mean movement's always an issue.

I envy Pete Sampras's dullness. I wish I could emulate his spectacular lack of inspiration.

Maybe I don't know yet how to be happy and play well at the same time.

Tennis is the loneliest sport

I slide to my knees and say, "Please let this be over." Then, I'm not ready for it to be over.

I stand and feel an overpowering urge to forgive, because I realize that my father can't help himself, that he never could help himself, any more than he could understand himself.

Frankie's chief virtue in my book is the way he talks about his kids.

I address the trophy and the warped reflection: All the pain and suffering you've caused me.

The most animated talks we have are about…things

Given all that lies beyond mycontrol, I obsess about the few things I can control

Older people make this mistake all the time with younger people, treating them as a finished product when in fact they are in process.

Control what you can control.