Andre Agassi Quotes

A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.

I know straight away if I can do better. It doesn't take people to criticise me for me to realise it.

People still say I am over-confident, but I am a big critic of myself.

I'm the first one to always criticize myself, and I'm trying to find ways to get better.

Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice.

It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us. This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good heart whatever they might have to say.

It is a whole lot easier to see our problems in others than it is to see them in ourselves.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.

I'm not good at watching myself.

When you get to be a 45-year-old man, you start to realize: 'I know who I am, and I know who I'm not. I know my shortcomings, I know my strengths; maybe some of my shortcomings are my strengths.' You start to face yourself as you truly are.

I think I value things more correctly. I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense.

I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.

I think I'm pretty self-aware.

I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself.

As I matured, I became a smarter person, a more sensitive person, a more thinking person.

I wouldn't be the type of person to critique anybody. I've got to look at myself first, to be a better person.

I try and put myself in other peoples eyes, as I dont feel I've got anything new to say about myself at 23.

I have realised it is easy to point fingers at others, but the moment you start questioning yourself, you become a better person.

I'm my biggest critic of myself when I make mistakes.

I think I've grown over the years and learned about who I am and what I can do and what I can't do.

I think, as a country, that we can be quite harsh on ourselves.

The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying to get better.

I do always look back and feel faintly embarrassed by anything I've done in the past. I think that's not a terrible thing, because if you don't do that, how are you growing and moving forward?