Andre Agassi Great Quotations

I was going to make him earn it, ... He was going to have to play another great set.

Getting up two sets helps a lot because a guy can play great for two hours and, in the worst case, the match is going to be even,

I felt like I was playing good tennis and that's a great feeling. It's only the second match, but it's certainly a great one for me.

He deserves support. I just hope it's a great standard match. He's always been a real dangerous player. You never know when somebody comes of age. Certainly watching his wins over the last couple weeks have been great, not only here but also in New Haven. There's no question he's doing something better than he used to.

His serve was more awkward than I anticipated. If you don't get a good return, he immediately gets on the offense. That's the sign of a great player.

He's been playing well the whole year, so to come here and play a great match against him feels like a real achievement.

Listen, James is an easy guy to like, and he's an easy guy to root for, ... If he's getting the better of me, if we happen to play, you know I couldn't wish it for a better person. He deserves support. I just hope it will be a great standard match.

Just to see him out here is a great feeling, let alone watching him play so well. He's truly one of the classiest people you'll ever meet. If he's getting the better of me (Wednesday night), you know, I couldn't wish it for a better person.

A great coach can lead you to a place where you don't need him any more.

We're going to come down to South Florida really early and visit her family, as well. And I'll be preparing for what will hopefully be a great week and a great year.

It would be great to win, but I have no interest in putting a nice little bow around my career and handing it over to anybody,

Thank you, New York for the last 20 years. It's been a great ride.

To say it (the injured hip) was 100 percent would probably be overstating it but to be able to have the time to get it better up to this point is a great sign that it will be 100 percent.

This certainly isn't easy to do at any age, especially 35. It's been a privilege to compete against so many great champions over the last couple of decades or so. Without exception, Roger has been one of most enjoyable to compete against. Thank you New York for the last 20 years. It's been a great ride.

I love playing here -- a lot of memories, a lot of great matches. This is disappointing. It would have been nice to be here, but it's not worth being less than my best.

The challenge is real simple. Most people have weaknesses and most people only have one great shot. Federer doesn't have weaknesses and has a few great shots. So that equates to a problem. You hit it in that corner and that corner and that corner and that corner, over and over again, and you beat him. But you got to do it.

It's not ideal to have three five-setters going into a final, ... but I felt pretty decent out there in the fifth set. I stepped it up when I needed to. It's not ideal but it's a great problem to have. I'd sign up for the chance to be in the finals anytime. And I might just surprise you. Mentally, just being out there will take care of that. Physically, I'll be able to make someone earn it.

It's a great sign. I've trained hard. This is why you work so hard, so that physically you can do it. Something like a nerve, you never know when it's going to be an issue. I'll keep my fingers crossed from this day forward. I play by different rules now. My body plays by different rules. I need to listen to that.

It makes me feel great I can play five sets without that pain. That's certainly a good indication that everything's holding up,

It's been a tough road but a great road,

It's been a tough road, but it's been a great road. Roger played way too good today. Congratulations Roger, well done.