| Quotes |
| "The wind was blowing, dog were barking...something got in my eye" - Andy searching for a way to explane his lost to Greg Rusedski When a few players were asked who they would want on a deserted island with them, Andy's responds was "Cartman from South Park! The guys so fat you know he'd find food" "It's all your fault...but nothing personal" Andy to a chair umpire after a loss "I am the best!! -when asked about how at shoveling snow |
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| "So say something funny!" when a photographer asked if they could have one picture with a smile "Jan-Mike, will you show us you ass?" - Andy to Jan-Michael Gambill "I'm a little bit of a goofball", he concedes. "I was the class clown at high school. Smart comments and stuff. There was this one teacher who would make me write a 500 word essay as punishment whenever i spoke out or turn or did something bad. So one sunday i decided i'd write five or six of 'em and when she said: 'Right, 500 word essay!' I just pulled one out of my desk. She made me write a 1000 word for that one. "I was a..." He lowers his voice conspiratorially, "smart a-s-s-." "When asked about how many tickets he was going to buy for his family for the match he was playing with against Sampras (2001) at the Ericsson: "I don't know. I try to focus on hitting the little yellow fuzzy thing around and let other people handle the tickets" "Is that the longest fith set ever? It was? So, no.. I haven't played one longer then that!" "Make them come bring it!" Andy's message for his ATP rivals |
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| "I've been taken of the court by my mom" , Andy about his most embarissing moment "He'd pretend to read the paper and his head would fall forward", Andy Roddick said. "I'd come off the court and he'd say, 'Oh, yeah. good playind', and I'd be like, 'I lost 0 to 0, Dad'. He wasn't the most avid fan. He'll stay awake through the whole match now". |
| "You'll see 18 guys walking a front of me. I am the one pointed out. I guess they think I'm trying to sneak into the locker room" - Andy on why he always wears his ID bagde at tournaments "Are you one of the ballboys?" a volenteer worker asked. "They always ask me that at tournaments", Roddick says with a shrug and a smile. "I guess I look like I'm 12." - Ericsson Open 2001 |
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| "At one point in your life you have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't"- Andy on Life (his favorite quote) "My neck is getting sore here" - After facing countless aces from Goran Ivanisevic at Wimbledon |
| "The f***ing ball was right on the line.... it was right on the line!" Roddick screamed at Dias, "How can you overrule the far side of the court? What is wrong with you? You can't overrule it at 4-5 in the fifth set! What ate you? Are you an absolute moran?!" - Andy yelling at the umpire at the US Open 2001, quarter finals, against Lleyton Hewitt, who won the match. (Andy was right, the ball was by far in..) |
| "I think that was an absolutly pathetic call", he said, "No umpire in their right mind will ever make that call. I'm not going to take anything back", Andy about shouting at the umpire about a line call "I'm definitely disappointed in myself for letting it do that to me", he said, "At the same time, I had a pretty good darn reason for it, I meant it at the time", Andy about shouting at the umpire about a line call (see previous quotes) Q:"What is the best thing about tennis?" Andy Roddick: "The best thing about tennis to me?" Q: "Yeah, what keeps you playing?" AR: "The cheerleaders! Wait, there are none" Andy on the real reason why he plays tennis, Wimbledon 2002 "I have a way to go because, I still enjoy cartoons." - Andy, when questioned about his maturity level |
| Thanks to RoddickRocks.com for some of the quotes!! |