Andy Roddick
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Biography
Andrew Stephen Roddick is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2003.
"I threw the kitchen sink at him but he went to the bathroom and got his tub."
"Well, immediately we announced yesterday or the day before we're building, with my foundation, a youth tennis and learning center in Austin. I'd like to be hands on with that and not see it periodically."
"When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away."
"In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go."
"If there were rankings for press conferences, I wouldn't have to worry about dropping out of the top five, I hope."
"I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa."
"I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout."
"I like playing tennis. I've always enjoyed the process of being a tennis player; I'm just not sure that I enjoyed the travel at the end, and my body didn't recover from the day-to-day grind."