Andre Agassi

“What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes a difference.”

“Control what you can control. I can control my emotions, my concentration, my effort, my intensity.”

“Tennis is a lonely sport. There's no team to pick you up, no coach to call a time-out. You're out there by yourself. And any mistakes you make, you have to live with them.”

“If you don't practice, you don't deserve to win.”

“Image is everything.”

“I play tennis for a living, even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have.”

“It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.”

“You have a choice in life. You can either live on-purpose, according to a plan you've set. Or you can live by accident, reacting to the demands of others.”

“Being number two sucks.”

“The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock... As long as we're still playing, I've got a chance.”