Andre Agassi Quotes

People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity.

I've played with Mardy Fish a lot. Played with him, I think, two years ago in one of the weekend rounds.

Serena, for me, is one of the best players in the world. She is a great person and a great champion.

A lot of players have had it worse than me. Look at a guy like Andy Roddick, incredible Hall of Fame player, but he ran up against Roger so many times in big finals.

I will always be there in the wings saying, 'You need to be good to people. You need to take your work seriously. You need to have integrity. You need to work with what you've got.

I like to let my racket do the talking.

Once you start carrying your own suitcase, paying your own bills, running your own show, you've done something to yourself that makes you one of those women men like to call 'a pal' and 'a good sport,' the kind of woman they tell their troubles to. But you've cut yourself off from the orchids and the diamond bracelets, except those you buy yourself.

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.

Taint no law on earth dat kin make a man be decent if it aint in 'im.

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

Morality is probably the last thing one can learn from football.

I hope so. God, I've practiced so much that I you don't want to be worse five years later. I feel I have a great game today. I know how hard it is to pull off those great shots, and I know how easy it is to miss, so I'm more aware of these things. But I'm so happy I'm at the age I am right now because I had such a great run and I know there's still more possible.

If a man were so placed or could so place himself as to be absolutely above all dependence on his fellow-beings he would become so proud and arrogant as to be a veritable burden and nuisance to the world.

He who says he never needs help, most does.

One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.

Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine

I'm not a role model, nor have I ever tried to be a role model. The only thing about me as a role model is I've managed to stay here and be working and survive. For 40 years.

Actually, I tossed it nicely, landed nicely, like airplane. No warning, beautiful. That's the art of throwing racquets.

Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

Being your own man does not mean taking advantage of anyone else.

I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself

Don't put your confidence in big names When they die and return to the dirt they can't do anything for you.

I can tell you one thing. I've done this my way. I don't have anybody to blame for this win but me, and I love it.

I never expected anything to be given to me.

Pity goes hand in hand with contempt. Don't ever forget that, Liberty. You can't take handouts or help from anyone, because that gives people the right to look down on you.