For Roddick, that decision was exactly the right way to go about such an exit.
What has been a good thing is Roddick and his consistent dedication to the game.
"I've always, for whatever my faults have been, felt like I've never done anything halfway," Roddick said in the press conference.
“I think I wanted a chance to say goodbye,” Roddick told reporters Thursday of his decision.
What Roddick could have done (and many tennis players have done before him) was let himself play as long as his body allowed.
