Andy Roddick

Birthday: 30 August 1982, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Birth Name: Andrew Stephen Roddick

Height: 188 cm

Andrew Stephen Roddick was born August 30, 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Blanche Ann (Corell), a school teacher, and Jerry John Roddick, a businessman. He has two older brothers, Lawrence and John. His family moved from Omaha to Austin, Texas when Andy was four years old and then to Boca Raton, Florida when he was eleven. Andy picked up his first racquet at age 4 and became pro at age 18 in 2000. He is know for his killer serve (153mph record). His friend and fellow pro Mardy Fish lived with the Roddick family in 1999 for a year. He won his first grandslam at the US Open in 2003 and soon became one of the youngest #1's. Show less «

I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to ...Show more »

I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to Nebraska every year, and I still love going back to Texas where I grew up, as well. I've just kind of had to mature a little bit more and get used to a little bit different style of life. - on never losing his Roots Show less «

We thought it [my rabbit] was a boy at first, but with rabbits you can't tell for the first couple o...Show more »

We thought it [my rabbit] was a boy at first, but with rabbits you can't tell for the first couple of months. We initially named the rabbit Stifler [after the character in the film, American Pie (1999)]. But now we think it's a girl so we may have to change its name to Phoebe. - on his pet rabbit Show less «

Elmo's a very important person in my life. You've got to have Elmo's respect. You don't want to piss...Show more »

Elmo's a very important person in my life. You've got to have Elmo's respect. You don't want to piss him off. - after tripping to get a Elmo doll in the stands in the Australian Open Show less «

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