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I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.

Andy Roddick

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Andy Roddick
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: August 30
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I always said if I had to pick one Grand Slam to win, it would be the U.S. Open.
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Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!
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I'm still missing that little something.
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I used to hear a lot that all I could do was hit a serve, I couldn't volley, I can't hit a backhand, I don't return well, and then people would turn round and tell me I'm underachieving.
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I'm gonna have to start winning some of the matches to call it a rivalry!
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I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour.
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I don't know that I'll ever be the guy who needs to go to a tournament to be seen and to spectate. I feel like I can accomplish spectating from home.
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One little secret of the guys who have won one slam, is that we don't want other guys to win one because its like a bit of a special fraternity.
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