Andre Agassi

American former world No. 1 tennis player, an eight-time major champion and a 1996 Olympic gold medalist

Andre Agassi Quotes


Regarded as one of the finest American tennis players of all time, Andre Agassi was the first man to win all four singles majors on three different surfaces and racked up an impressive sixty career titles from 1986-2006, including eight grand slam titles and an Olympic gold medal.

Andre Agassi quotes and sayings can inspire youngsters and adults to do well in sports and in life also. As well as inspiring people through his remarkable sporting achievements, the tennis icon also launched the Andre Agassi Charitable Association in 1994, which specifically helps young people in Las Vegas live better lives. He has also been involved in various other charitable causes since his retirement from the sport and continues to impress and inspire young athletes in the US and further afield.
 

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Andre Agassi quotes
The great part about tennis is you can not run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.
- Andre Agassi
Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.
- Andre Agassi
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
- Andre Agassi
Life will throw everything but the kitchen sink in your path, and then it will throw the kitchen sink.
- Andre Agassi
Obviously, you never know when it's your last go, ... I mean, I certainly have no plans one way or another. But I've been around long enough to know how short-lived all of this is.
- Andre Agassi
Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.
- Andre Agassi
I didn't know what I got into there. I guess I was excited to get out there.
- Andre Agassi
I've gotten to a point where I don't even think about them anymore, because I can't afford to weigh myself down with sort of the rat race of trying to keep up with everything, ... I can't do it anymore.
- Andre Agassi
When I do something perfect, I enjoy a split second of sanity and calm.
- Andre Agassi
Feeling depressed after a loss is one thing, but feeling depressed about nothing, about life in general, is another thing altogether. The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly
- Andre Agassi
Older people make this mistake all the time with younger people, treating them as a finished product when in fact they are in process.
- Andre Agassi
A win doesn’t feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn’t last as long as the bad. Not even close.
- Andre Agassi
Roger played way too good today. I just lost to a guy who is better. He is the best I have ever played against.
- Andre Agassi
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