Andy Roddick

I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a backhand, I don't return well, and then people would turn round and tell me I'm underachieving. ”

Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you're always closer to the bottom than you are to the top. ”

When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away. ”

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better. ”

You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park. ”

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court. ”

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. As much as I was disappointed and frustrated at times, I'm not sure that I ever felt sorry for myself or begrudged anybody any of their success. ”

My worst days are still pretty good days. That's something I might lose in the moment sometimes, but I have a pretty good grasp of it. ”

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. ”

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. ”