495 Quotes by Andre Agassi

My relationship with the fans from early on went from not being well received to finding as much support there as I do anywhere in the world,

My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was – it was a place we played every day. We played before school. We played after school. We woke up. We played tennis. We brushed our teeth in that order.

You have to have the mentality of executing your game when you don’t feel like there’s a lot of hope. I think the best feeling is when somebody pushes you to the limit and you dig down a little bit extra. By the same token, you also need a little luck. Sometimes they come together.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work.

That’s the greatest applause that any person will ever receive in their life when it comes from their peers.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love – the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

We’re in a fight, and you can count on me until the last man is standing. Somewhere up there is a star with your name on it. I might not be able to help you find it, but I’ve got pretty strong shoulders, and you can stand on my shoulders while you’re looking for that star. You hear? For as long as you want. Stand on my shoulders and reach, man. Reach.

No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.

Tennis is one of the only sports in America where the sport doesn’t grow with the size of the person – it just forces you to swallow the whole pill.