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
I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have.
Success doesn't always come in the form of a trophy. Keep striving for success.
If I've learned nothing else, it's that time and practice equal achievement.
No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer. Tennis players look like lunatics in a public square.
It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.
The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.
There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.
You'll hear a lot of applause in your life, but none will mean more to you than that applause from your peers. I hope each of you hears that at the end.
You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.
I've been cheered by thousands, booed by thousands, but nothing feels as bad as the booing inside your own head during those ten minutes before you fall asleep.
How lovely it is to dream while you are awake.
What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.
I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.
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.