Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassiis an American retired professional tennis player and former World No. 1, who was one of the game's most dominant players from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi had been called the greatest service returner in the history of the game. Described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport's history", Agassi...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth29 April 1970
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.
Being number two sucks.
This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others.
If I don't do what I need to do to win, I won't win, no matter who is on the other side of the net.
I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.
Tennis is a very objective sport in the sense that the scoreboard doesn't lie.
To be inspired - that's the secret.
Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.
I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.
It's easier to live with disappointment than regret.
My accomplishments do not live up to my tennis game. Most people have to work really hard and win some big matches, and then they get money and popularity. For me it has been the reverse of everybody else. The exact opposite.
Tennis is the loneliest sport
It never seizes to amaze me how much I enjoy playing here and how much you fans have meant to me over the years.
Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis