Andy Roddick

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

“It's not so much that I don't like traveling, it's just that I love being home. I love being able to spend time with my friends.”

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

“If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are kind of geographically responsible to a location, and frankly I don't know if I retired from tennis so that I could sit around tennis tournaments 12 hours a day.”

“I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting for. I think the meat and potatoes of who I am hasn't been covered yet.”

“I played basketball in high school, and I love watching sports - I'll watch everything except maybe hockey.”

“You ask me a question, I'm going to give you an honest answer.”

“There have been great champions in every generation.”

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

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

“Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.”

“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 think if I believe in something strongly enough, I'm pretty outspoken about it.”

“Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.”

“I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”