Gil Reyes Quotes (12 Quotes)

Yes, it sure seemed that way. The sad fact of the matter is that, at 35, we don't really have the luxury of healing time.

Coming back from Paris after the French Open this year, that was darkness, because we truly didn't know what was to come. You hear the whispers, some louder than others 'Is he finished' All we knew was that it was not going to be a doctor who said he's fi

In one sense, it was an easy decision to make because you have a good racehorse who is about to pull up injured, so you have to take him off the track and fix him up. But it was tough to have to make it.

If this didn't hurt so bad, then we probably shouldn't be here. It hurts, it hurts real bad because it matters so much.

He was ready for the battle, but I think we'd be kidding ourselves if we totally ignored the fact that it's a 35-year-old body.

Just for those few magic moments today, this place was rockin', this place was rockin'. The magic was there, the feeling was there.

We're in uncharted waters. We don't know how Andre's going to feel. You can get Andre off his feet so that shuts down the body, but how about the mind That's what we have to try to come up with - I'm not sure if we can find a way.

If I can use a cliche, he just has to be Andre Agassi the guy who weathered so much for so long. The guy who knows so much about matches and be every bit of Andre Agassi he can be. Against Roger Federer you have to bring your best because he sets the standard. There's no way Roger is going to give anything to anybody.

We agreed that I'd help him for three months, and that was 16 years ago.

We can't depend on the cortisone shots. There was something transitional about that period that cortisone was appropriate. We had to pull him off a career ending state of mind. It's too fragile an option and certainly a risky option.

We will do whatever we need to do to have him ready. I asked him just a little while ago, 'At 35, what are we going to do' And he said 'I don't know, I've never been 35 before.' He said, 'Let's learn together. 'We'll have to see how he pulls up in the morning, how he feels. Whoever he plays he's going to be ready.

He has to find a way to go out there and go after Roger a little bit. Until anyone proves differently, Roger's the best. He's proven that and no one has proven otherwise. That's the task at hand. It's the moment you work for.