Andre Agassi Quotes (200 Quotes)

In the middle to late part of the third set, the sciatic nerve in my back started to get inflamed and it sent pain down my right leg and it got worse by the minute,

But I feel good about the way I played tonight. I was moving well and feeling healthy so it was all good.

He's the only guy I've ever played where you hold serve to go 1-0 and you're thinking, 'All right, good. The amount of options he has to get around any particular stage of the match seems to be endless. He can elevate his game at any time.

It's an incredible serve, ... It's not a function of how fast it is. The trajectory is the main issue. You're lunging, but then it's up. You're sort of diving, but then you can't reach it.

I feel like I missed Wimbledon two years in a row, and I feel I've missed the French two years in a row, ... I was out on the court in Paris and I literally couldn't move. Everything was hurting me...to sit down, it was hurting me to stand, it was hurting me to walk. And it was just helpless. I don't like that feeling.

How do you find words for what this means ... This has been some of the greatest memories I've ever had on a tennis court.

The court was playing pretty fast, it almost felt like playing tennis with golf balls out there. But I am feeling fine physically. I think need a few more matches before I can start competing better.

To be honest, with the way a mentality like mine sort of works, this means as much to me as doing it in the finals,

It is not realistic for me to consider myself competitive on clay. The wear and tear it puts on my body has set me back the last couple of years. And Wimbledon is something that I don't want to miss this year.

There's other guys - I've played a lot of them, I mean, so many years - (against whom) there's a safety zone, there's a place to get to, there's something to focus on, there's a way,

You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.

I just lost to a guy that was better, ... He's the best I've ever played against. Normally, if I played that way against anybody else, I'd be favoring myself. Anything you try to do, he potentially has an answer to it. He plays the game in a very special way. I haven't seen it before. Pete (Sampras) was great. No question. But there was a place to go with Pete. There's no such play like that with Roger.

So I go to the Open with the intention of hopefully bringing some inspiration to those who take a few hours out of their day to come watch me. That's what I look forward to.

You're here to help the team. I might be called on to do that again on Sunday. I sure hope to do better.

Playing a surface like we are here is not easy on the body,

It felt good, it was pain free. I've just got to run faster now, that's all.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

That'll be a tough match, ... These are tough conditions quick courts, wind. He's a quick-court player. He uses the pace really well and moves the ball around. I'll have my hands full.

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

I attempted to play in Shanghai with an injury that was not fully healed and it set me back substantially. I made a commitment to myself not to play unless I can be at my absolute best.

But he was, in his most difficult moments, more awkward than I anticipated.

I got news for you, guys are scared to death to drink out of Gatorade. I'm scared to take anything. I can't afford at this stage in my career to make mistakes accidentally.

I think he's the best I've played against. But I also think the accomplishment of winning that many Slams requires a number of things, including a little bit of luck to make sure you're healthy, nothing goes wrong.

If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

Let's be clear about something. I wasn't the winner, tennis was. I never felt I was going to win that match but somehow it just fell my way.

Thank you, New York for the last 20 years. It's been a great ride.

It's been a long time since I've felt good on the court. It's just getting tiring, that's all. I've been through it before but each time it gets tougher. I mean, it's a delicate juggling act to try to balance everything in your life on and off the court, negotiate your health, everything that goes into being your best at every stage. It feels substantially different.

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I'm not going to have a lot of winners against a guy like Roger. My goal is to get a lot of errors out of him because of the breezy conditions. I wanted to control the point, but not get too risky.

Robby's improved a lot, ... He's gotten a lot smarter with his game. ... I was very impressed with how he's improved since last time I've played him.

My body plays by different rules, ... I need to listen to it.

I can be playing in front of a smaller group of people and playing the match of my life. At almost 36 years old, I don't take it for granted. That (U. S. Open) match with James Blake was one of the best moments of my career, to be part of something special like that. I hope I have some big moments ahead of me.

I was pleased with the way I improved over the course of the match, ... By the end of the match, I was much more comfortable. But I was a little nervous in the beginning and the ball was really flying. I was trying to go after the ball so it didn't play me, but I wasn't quite committed to letting my swing go, so I was sort of moving forward and not finishing my swing, and I was losing control of a few shots.

That's an amazing thing. I've been through a lot of things in my life. A lot of things have taken me away from the lines of a tennis court. But it's never taken me away from here. Twenty years here feels better than 19, so thank you.

It's amazing, ... I mean, after the time I spent during Wimbledon at home, you know, just not knowing if I'll play again, let alone, you know, be ready in just a week's time.

I never heard a crowd like that in my life, ... That was some of the best energy I ever felt ... You get so inspired, the hair on your body, the back of your neck, is standing on end.

That means you go out in the match and you address it with urgency and you have to play well, ... He's not the first guy to make you feel that way, but he's certainly the guy that's doing it better than anybody now.

He's writing checks that you only hope his body can cash. He plays very hard every single point.

It's an incredible serve, ... The trajectory is the main issue because you're lunging but then it's up. You're sort of diving, but then you can't reach it, even if you dive perfectly on cue.

I think I've always had the shots. But in the past, I've suffered too many mental lapses. Now, I'm starting to get away from that and my mental discipline and commitment to the game are much better. I think I'm really taking a good look at the big picture. That's the difference between being around for the final or watching the final from my sofa at home.

There's going to be a lot of times out there that I'm going to wish I was 6-10, and there's a lot of times I'm going to thank God that I'm not. I just hope there's more of those times.

I'm unsure about what I'm going to be doing in a month, let alone a year from now. But as of now, my intention is to keep working and keep doing what it is that I do. The only thing better than playing at the US Open for 20 years in a row would be to play here for 21 years in a row,

It never seizes to amaze me how much I enjoy playing here and how much you fans have meant to me over the years.

We played a few times, but he's obviously playing way better than the times that I've played him, just like James,

You step on the court feeling like you have to play a perfect match.

He was pulling triggers, and I could feel if I didn't step up my game he was going to control what was going on out there, ... It was a high quality first set. I snuck a break out of nowhere. I knew I had to lift my game, and I did as the match continued.

It's hard for me to put it in context, ... I can say I enjoy playing there more than anywhere else in the world. When you step on the court there, regardless of how you feel, you always push yourself to get the most.

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I never considered being able to get back to the top again ever, ... But that wasn't important to me. What was important to me was to make a decision for a way of life to get the most out of myself every day.

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.