Andre Agassi Quotes

I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive: the white ball sailing up into the sky, reaching its apex, falling and finally dropping to the turf, just the way I planned it.

I always like to see a person stand up to a golf ball as though he were perfectly at home in its presence.

As soon as I hit the ball, I know if it's in.

Playing golf is like eating. It's something which has to come naturally.

Wherever you go in the midst of movement and activity, carry your stillness with you. Then the chaotic movement around you will never overshadow your access to the reservoir of creativity, the field of pure potentiality.

Peace-not passion, not personal possessions, not personal accomplishments nor happiness-is one of the greatest blessings a man can receive.

Imagine a temple inside your mind, a haven from the chaos of the world. Visit often.

As I was in the air, the ball took a bad hop and caromed behind me, but I was able to catch it with my bare hand. I hit the ground, bounced back up, and threw Burroughs out at first.

Comfort will never come to one who does not touch the stillness within himself.

One day you'll have a quiet heart.

I want to hit the ball and I want to get at-bats. The results really dont matter to me.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility... Without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed or unhappy because of circumstances.

The goal of meditation is precisely to make your mind smooth and manageable so that it can be concentrated or relaxed at will; and especially to free it from the tyranny of mental afflictions and confusion

He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall.

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.

World peace begins with inner peace.

Baseball is a universal language. Catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball.

Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind.

The main thing about archery is a battle with yourself. You can ruin it all. Once you have learned the technique, the point is to recreate the perfect technique over and over and over.

Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified, may do great damage, but if ignored or dismissed from thought, will disappear from inanition.

Hitting. That's what I enjoy most. Realistically, it's probably the hardest thing to do in all of sport. Think about it. You've got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.