Quotes from Andy Roddick

I don't think anyone in their right mind takes me serious.

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

I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.

I used to go to the U.S. Open on my birthdays and sit in the nosebleeds.

I like grass, I enjoy it and it suits my game.

There have been great champions in every generation.

I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches.

It seems with every match I win, I get better-looking to other people.

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

I had a very detailed retirement plan, and I feel like I've met every aspect of it: a lot of golf, a lot of carbs, a lot of fried food, and some booze, occasionally - I've been completely committed... The results have shown.

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout.

I cook a little - I've never taken classes or anything - but enough to get by.

When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense.

If there were rankings for press conferences, I wouldn't have to worry about dropping out of the top five, I hope.

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.

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.

It seems with every match I win, I get better-looking to other people.

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

Well, immediately we announced yesterday or the day before we're building, with my foundation, a youth tennis and learning center in Austin. I'd like to be hands on with that and not see it periodically.

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.

I've got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.

I'm convinced being a tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world.

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.