77+ Andy Roddick Quotes On Success, Winning And Novak Djokovic

Andy Roddick was an American professional tennis player. He was an ATP world no. 1 and a Grand Slam singles champion, winning the US Open in 2003. He was also a former world no. 1 doubles player, winning the US Open doubles title in 2000. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Andy Roddick on leadership, success, winning.

Top 10 Andy Roddick Quotes

1. At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.
2. In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.
3. You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park
4. My serve has killed a small dog ... I'm joking, I'm joking! The dog was huge!
5. I enjoy hitting tennis balls. I haven't lost any of the innocent parts of tennis. I just do it in front of less people.
6. I've become better at the net. I've got a 135 mph serve so I'd be stupid not to follow that in. Overall I'm a better player than I was last year.
7. No, if I wore a sleeveless shirt, people would try to feed me after the match. If you got the guns, go for it. I got two breadsticks sticking out of my sleeve. I'll stick with sleeves.
8. I've been good about keeping my nose to the grindstone.
9. I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout.
10. Almost everybody's here doing the same thing. Who am I to come up with an excuse when there's 64 other players here doing the same thing? 63 others, sorry.

Andy Roddick Short Quotes

• If nothing else, I'm a decent quote.
• I think if I believe in something strongly enough, I'm pretty outspoken about it.
• Umpiring, the only job in the world where you can screw up on a daily basis and still have one!
• I'm an emotional player ... I like to leave it out there.
• If I wore a sleeveless shirt, people would try to feed me after the match.
• Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!
• I think the medical term for the injury is 'the bottom of my ass hurts.'
• I'm the most successful bad player ever.
• The whole point of team competition is to pick your teammates up.
• Once you get to a certain level, anybody can beat anybody else on any given day.

Andy Roddick Quotes About Winning

I'm gonna have to start winning some of the matches to call it a rivalry! — Andy Roddick

I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court. — Andy Roddick

One little secret of the guys who have won one slam, is that we don't want other guys to win one because its like a bit of a special fraternity. — Andy Roddick

It seems with every match I win, I get better-looking to other people. — Andy Roddick

I always said if I had to pick one Grand Slam to win, it would be the U.S. Open. — Andy Roddick

I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches. — Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick Quotes About Love

Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich... My mother's is the best. I've tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it's never the same. — Andy Roddick

I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey. — Andy Roddick

I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls. — Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick Quotes About Kind

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies. — Andy Roddick

When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away. — Andy Roddick

I kind of know youre only as good as your last result. — Andy Roddick

I definitely think the European weather has more of a factor than the European clay. I think the European weather changes from week to week, I mean, last year it was sunny and hot and this week it's kind of playing tricks on us a little bit. I definitely think that is a factor. — Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick Quotes About Misses

You know, you can only throw in so many haymakers before one misses and you get knocked out. — Andy Roddick

I'm still missing that little something. — Andy Roddick

I used to, like, hit for a half hour and then go eat Cheetos the rest of the day, come out and drill forehands. Now I'm really trying to make it happen, being professional, really going for it, and I miss my Cheetos. — Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick Famous Quotes And Sayings

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling. — Andy Roddick

When you make the schedule, you're not planning on playing deep into every single week, or at least I haven't in the past. I'm not physically or mentally ready to pick up my bags and go to Monte Carlo. I definitely have to look at what's best for my chances at (at the French Open). — Andy Roddick

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get. — Andy Roddick

I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one. — Andy Roddick

Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you're always closer to the bottom than you are to the top. — Andy Roddick

There have been great champions in every generation. — Andy Roddick

I had a very detailed retirement plan, and I feel like I've met every aspect of it: a lot of golf, a lot of carbs, a lot of fried food, and some booze, occasionally - I've been completely committed... The results have shown. — Andy Roddick

If I can break one out of every three return games, I'm going to give myself a shot in a lot of matches. — Andy Roddick

No, actually I wanted to play five. I definitely wanted to try to lose that fourth set and test the waters in the fifth. — Andy Roddick

I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate. I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home. — Andy Roddick

I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting for. I think the meat and potatoes of who I am hasn't been covered yet. — Andy Roddick

One of the cool things I remember is the Swiss people brought their big cowbells. — Andy Roddick

Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire. — Andy Roddick

I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a backhand, I don't return well, and then people would turn round and tell me I'm underachieving. — Andy Roddick

I don't want to live and die with every point that's being played out there now. I'm going to let my coach live and die with every point. — Andy Roddick

There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share. — Andy Roddick

I do understand that when someone gives you a [expletive] load of money, you take that money. Someone like Larry Ellison wants to invest into his event and make it the biggest possible, and he gets stopped by the ATP. If you're a start-up, what would make you want to navigate through that and to go through that firing line? How can you step into tennis with any confidence? It's the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. — Andy Roddick

I like grass, I enjoy it and it suits my game. — Andy Roddick

There's no doubt there are issues with clay. Our issues have issues that are issues right now. That's not a secret. — Andy Roddick

I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome. — Andy Roddick

Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe I should play more Davis Cup, that's the story. Oh wait, I do. — Andy Roddick

I still don't believe I won the U.S. Open. It's so far-fetched for me. — Andy Roddick

I try not to take myself too seriously. I like to have a good time. — Andy Roddick

I cook a little - I've never taken classes or anything - but enough to get by. — Andy Roddick

I'm just glad to see that Pete (Sampras) shut everyone up last year. That was satisfying. You can't bag on guys like Pete or Tiger (Woods) or Michael Jordan. They can play as long as they want, they can do whatever they want. Nobody should be able to tell them differently. — Andy Roddick

I don't care when people use the term 'one-Slam wonder' with me. — Andy Roddick

For every bad moment I've had, there have been 25 positives. — Andy Roddick

He [Vince Spadea] was about as down and out as you could see from a Top 20 player. Then to claw his way back through the minor leagues and do it the hard way where he wasn't young, wasn't getting wildcards, wasn't getting any help. I guess he decided he was just going to do it. — Andy Roddick

I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour. — Andy Roddick

I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me. — Andy Roddick

I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know? — Andy Roddick

It's pretty high up there on the list. Being able to return a serve at that speed is one of the biggest things that separates the professionals from the recreational players. — Andy Roddick

I'm convinced being a tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world. — Andy Roddick

The key to the match might have been his serving. Maybe I should have concentrated harder on watching them go by me, I don't know. — Andy Roddick

The only pressure I feel is what I put on myself. — Andy Roddick

I don't think anyone in their right mind takes me serious. — Andy Roddick

I used to go to the US Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds. — Andy Roddick

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand. — Andy Roddick

I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa. — Andy Roddick

Tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world because whatever the person does, if it works you just say that's what's good, and if it doesn't work, you guys go, 'He should have done the other things.'.It just doesn't take much thought. If I'm grinding and I'm winning, you guys are like, 'He's reinvented himself.' If I'm playing like crap and pushing, then, you know, 'He's horrible and he needs to hit the ball.' — Andy Roddick

My backhand is definitely a lot more solid and consistent. There were times when I couldn't hit it into the ocean. — Andy Roddick

Life Lessons by Andy Roddick

1. Andy Roddick teaches us to never give up and to always strive for excellence. He worked hard to become one of the world's best tennis players and his dedication paid off.
2. He also teaches us the importance of having a positive attitude and staying humble in the face of success. He remained humble and gracious even after achieving great success.
3. Lastly, he teaches us the importance of giving back. He has been involved in many charitable causes and has used his platform to help others.