Andre Agassi

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.

Tennis is the loneliest sport.

There's a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.

You'll hear a lot of applause in your life, but none will mean more to you than that applause from your peers. I hope each of you hears that at the end.

I'm going to go down swinging... I'm sure as heck not going to go home and say I had a bad tournament.

You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.

All the good stuff is on the other side of tired.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

When I was 7 years old I saw Jimmy Connors make someone carry his bag, as though he were Julius Caesar. I vowed then and there that I would always carry my own.

This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others.

Even if it’s not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.

I've been cheered by thousands, booed by thousands, but nothing feels as bad as the booing inside your own head during those ten minutes before you fall asleep.

Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.