Andy Roddick Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

At one point in your life, you'll have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't.

Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich... My mother's is the best. I've tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it's never the same.

Having two older brothers is a healthy reminder that you're always closer to the bottom than you are to the top.

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.

When you come off something really disappointing, you want to come back and kind of regroup and get involved in something positive right away.

You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park.

You know, you can only throw in so many haymakers before one misses and you get knocked out.

Trivia

Andy is right handed.

When Andy was 17, he considered quitting competitive tennis because he had a string of losing streaks in juniors.

Andy attended Boca Raton Preparatory School in Boca Raton, Florida and graduated in 2000.

Andy is the son of Jerry and Blanche Roddick.

At the 2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Andy won his first title of the season.

At the 2006 RCA Championships, Andy was seeded second, but ultimately lost to James Blake in the tournament final.

At the Stella Artois Championships in London, Andy was the 3rd seed and ultimately lost to James Blake in the Semifinals.

At the 2006 French Open, Andy was seeded 5th.

Andy was eliminated in the Quarter-Finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships by German player Tommy Haas.

At the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, Andy and doubles partner Robby Ginepri were eliminated in the second round.

At the 2006 Pacific Life Open, Andy was eliminated in the fourth round by Russian player Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.

While in high school, Andy played basketball with fellow pro tennis player Mardy Fish.

At the SAP Open tournament, Andy lost to Andrew Murray in the Semi-Finals.

At the beginning of the 2006 season, Andy fired his coach Dean Goldfine and began working with his older brother John Roddick. However, on June 24, 2006, Andy announced Jimmy Conners began helping him with his game.

At the 2000 U.S Open, Andy won the Junior Boy's title.

At the 2006 Australian Open, Andy was eliminated in the fourth round.

The Andy Roddick Foundation was founded in 2001 and is a non-profit organization. It is the goal of Andy Roddick Foundation to improve the quality of life and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all children based on the principles of respect for family, education and morality.

At the 2005 Australian Open, Andy made it to the semi-finals, where he lost to Lleyton Hewitt.

Andy became a professional tennis player in 2000.

At the 2005 Championships at Wimbledon, Andy was the runner-up to Roger Federer.

Andy does commercials and magazine ads for American Express.

Andy sometimes indulges in Caramel Macchiatos from Starbucks.

Andy lists his favorite movie as The Shawshank Redemption.

Andy is a fan of the University of Nebraska football team.

Andy's first official sponsor was Yamaha.

Andy spends a lot of his off time at Lake Austin where he enjoys water skiing.

At the end of 2005, Andy was seeded as the number three tennis player in the world behind Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal. He is currently ranked tenth.

Andy won the 2003 U.S. Open.

Andy has a serve clocked at 155 mph.

Andy is 6' 2" tall.