Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddickis an American former professional tennis player...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 August 1982
CityOmaha, NE
CountryUnited States of America
fists way rooms
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.
home thinking florida
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.
people tennis balls
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.
team opportunity play
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.
games suits grass
I like grass, I enjoy it and it suits my game.
thinking games needs
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.
loss winning thinking
I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.
my-birthday used nosebleeds
I used to go to the U.S. Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds.
believe thinking enough
I think if I believe in something strongly enough, I'm pretty outspoken about it.
ocean consistent
My backhand is definitely a lot more solid and consistent. There were times when I couldn't hit it into the ocean.
jobs screw-ups world
Umpiring, the only job in the world where you can screw up on a daily basis and still have one!
player league down-and
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.
thinking years guy
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.
noses grindstone
I've been good about keeping my nose to the grindstone.