Andre Agassi Quotes

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In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement,

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Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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What you feel doesn't matter in the end; it's what you do that makes you brave.

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No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer. Tennis players look like lunatics in a public square.

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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.

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Life will throw everything but the kitchen sink in your path, and then it will throw the kitchen sink. It's your job to avoid the obstacles. If you let them stop you or distract you, you're not doing your job, and failing to do your job will cause regrets that paralyze you more than a bad back.

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

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The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found. Over the last 21 years, I have found loyalty. You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I found inspiration. You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments, and I've found generosity. You have given me your shoulders to stand on to reach for my dreams, dreams I could never have reached without you.

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