Andy Roddick
👤 Speaker
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Appearances Over Time
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Win my first match.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
So I'm 17, beat a guy top 40, which was like unheard of.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
And then I'm second round...
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Andre Agassi, who was number one in the world at the time, my idol.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
17,000 people, obviously lost, but then went to school the next day.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
In high school.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
So that like weird trade-off was like... Also, how much money were you winning back then?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
That deal I signed, it was incentive-based, but the base was $400,000 a year.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Okay, okay.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Immediately.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Oh my God, in high school?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Yeah.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
And then it was like all bonus-based, right?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Right.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
So your prize money equals...
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
an incentivized contract along the way as well.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
Correct.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
No, I bought a fucking sound system.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
What a douche bag.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Andy Roddick (former professional tennis player)
I made $3,200 for losing in my first pro event.