Andy Roddick Quotes

My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.

I'd say I'm a front foot defender; I never hesitate to go in for a challenge. You have to get one over your opponent and dominate them.

You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.

This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that's what I was able to do today.

I've learned that I have to be more aggressive in that position, when I'm leading the match.

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.

I think there's a quiet aggression that you need to have, that presence that you have on the mound, the poise, you know.

I was trying to be improving my game, being more aggressive, and not just playing from the defensive end.

My thing was I had attitude every night. No matter who I played, who I went against, what team, you've got to have an attitude.

Generally I don't say too much on the field. However, I am a fast bowler and with that comes the responsibility of saying a word or two and getting in a guy's face.

When you look across the ring at me, and you look into my eyes, you are not immmortal, you are not an icon; you are just like everybody else. You are an obstacle, and I will run you over. And that is not a threat, that is not a warning; that is just a fact! Because brother, I am THE GAME...and I AM THAT...DAMN...GOOD!

When I play against someone that's new in the league, I make him respect me. They may have heard about me, but now you get to see me actually in front of you. That drives me.

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

Whatever I am, it's natural... I don't have to pretend to be aggressive, don't have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.

This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.

I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

I don't go out there to hurt people, I don't even know how to attempt to hurt somebody. I play hard, bring the edge. I'm an instigator. That gets me going.

We want to play a physical game and impose our will on people.

Definitely, I got a reputation growing up playing on the guys' hockey teams. The guys knew how tough I was because I played with them. I got quite a good reputation for beating up boys going up through school.

Aggression is something that is a part of me, and I'm never going to take that out of my game.

We need to play like somebody took our lunch money, like somebody disrespected your mother. I think that's the type of anger you need have and the aggression you need to have on the court. That doesn't mean making mad faces or mean faces but it means attacking the glass, strongly attacking the rim when you have the ball on offense.

It's about taking the game to the opposition, always believing in yourself.