“I find it surreal, then perfectly normal. I'm struck by how fast the surreal becomes the norm. I marvel at how unexciting it is to be famous, how mundane famous people are. They're confused, uncertain, insecure, and often hate what they do. It's something we always hear - like that old adage that money can't buy happiness-but we never believe it until we see it ourselves. Seeing it in 1992 brings me a new measure of confidence.”
Andre Agassi“You don't cheat anybody out of their experience, whatever it is.”
Andre Agassi“I stand and feel an overpowering urge to forgive, because I realize that my father can't help himself, that he never could help himself, any more than he could understand himself.”
Andre Agassi“Tennis is the loneliest sport”
Andre Agassi“Qué lindo es sonar despierto, he says. How lovely it is to dream while you are awake. Dream while you are awake, Andre. Anybody can dream while they're asleep, but you need to dream all the time, and say your dreams out loud, and believe in them.In other words, when in the final of a slam, I must dream. I must play to win.”
Andre Agassi, Open“I slide to my knees and say, "Please let this be over." Then, I'm not ready for it to be over.”
Andre Agassi, Open“I've been let in on a dirty little secret: winning changes nothing. Now that I've won a slam, I know something that very few people on earth are permitted to know. A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last as long as the bad. Not even close.”
Andre Agassi, Open“I find it surreal, then perfectly normal. I'm struck by how fast the surreal becomes the norm. I marvel at how unexciting it is to be famous, how mundane famous people are. They're confused, uncertain, insecure, and often hate what they do. It's something we always hear - like that old adage that money can't buy happiness-but we never believe it until we see it ourselves. Seeing it in 1992 brings me a new measure of confidence.”
Andre Agassi, Open“I address the trophy and the warped reflection: All the pain and suffering you've caused me.”
Andre Agassi, Open“The most animated talks we have are about…things”
Andre Agassi, Open“Given all that lies beyond mycontrol, I obsess about the few things I can control”
Andre Agassi, Open