Andy Roddick quotes

Andy Roddick is an American former professional tennis player, best known for winning the US Open in 2003. His powerful serve and aggressive playing style made him one of the top players of his era. He has since become a prominent tennis commentator and philanthropist. Here are 37 of his quotes:

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.

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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.

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I threw the kitchen sink at him but he went to the bathroom and got his tub.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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There have been great champions in every generation.

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

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I used to go to the US Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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