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
Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.
Pete was great, ... (But) I think (Federer) is the best I've played against.
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.
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.
I'm the best over-30 player, so it doesn't matter.
He's the best I've ever played against. Pete was great, but there was a place to go with Pete on your terms - there's nowhere to go with Roger,
He's the best I've ever played against. Everything you try to do, he has an answer for. He plays the game in a very special way.
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 can't think of a better place for me to come out try to find my best tennis again,
That stat alone is pretty crazy. You're talking about the best that are left in the tournament and he's winning that many times in a row.
That stat alone is pretty crazy, ... You're talking about the best that are left in the tournament and he's winning that many times in a row.
It was some of the best energy I ever felt -- I never heard a crowd that loud. I thought it was just perfect, actually.
It's what I do. It's what I do. I play tennis. I don't know what the alternative is, really to try to be your best or to not care? I choose to try to be my best.
As much as I want to get out there and do the best I can, you will not see me on the court anymore if I'm not 100 percent. If I have a little pain in my life; that's fine. I just don't want it on the tennis court, because I work too hard to get out there and feel helpless.