Quotes from Andy Roddick

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court.

I like playing tennis. I've always enjoyed the process of being a tennis player; I'm just not sure that I enjoyed the travel at the end, and my body didn't recover from the day-to-day grind.

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 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. As much as I was disappointed and frustrated at times, I'm not sure that I ever felt sorry for myself or begrudged anybody any of their success.

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.

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

I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know?

I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.

I've always, for whatever my faults have been, felt like I've never done anything halfway.

Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich... My mother's is the best. I've tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it's never the same.

I've been pretty good about keeping my nose to the grindstone. I feel like I won a lot of matches from hard work and persistence, even maybe when I had better options as far as shot-making.

I don't care when people use the term 'one-Slam wonder' with me.

You know, you can only throw in so many haymakers before one misses and you get knocked out.

My entire career, I've been a worker.

You know, I still love the innocent parts of the game. I love hitting tennis balls. I love seeing the young guys do well. I'll still have a lot of friends to watch. I'll miss the relationships probably the most. As time passes, I'll probably miss the tennis more.

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.

I try not to take myself too seriously. I like to have a good time.

I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour.

I don't know that I've ever been someone who's interested in existing on tour. I have a lot of interests and a lot of other things that excite me.

I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate. I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home.

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

I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls.

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.