Quotes about Tennis

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity. Votes: 8

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall. Votes: 7

Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go. Votes: 6

Tennis belongs to the individualistic past - a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world. Votes: 6

I fear no one, but respect everyone. Votes: 4

Tennis just a game, family is forever. Votes: 4

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work Votes: 4

The serve was invented so that the net could play. Votes: 4

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy. Votes: 4

I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids. Votes: 4

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart. Votes: 4

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Votes: 4

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Votes: 4

This woman was so cross-eyed. She can go to a tennis match and never move her head. Votes: 4

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed. Votes: 4

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. Votes: 4

What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose. Votes: 4

In tennis the addict moves about a hard rectangle and seeks to ambush a fuzzy ball with a modified snow-shoe. Votes: 4

An otherwise happily married couple may turn a mixed doubles game into a scene from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Votes: 4

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it. Votes: 4

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had. Votes: 4

I have always considered tennis as a combat in an arena between two gladiators who have their racquets and their courage as their weapons. Votes: 4

Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified. Votes: 4

What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball. Votes: 4

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again. Votes: 4

Equipment's the biggest change. And the guys have been getting bigger, stronger, more athletic - so the game has become more of a track meet instead of a tennis match, in a sense. Votes: 4

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life. Votes: 4

It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines. Votes: 4

Tennis is physical chess. Votes: 3

Tennis has given me soul. Votes: 3

Tennis is the loneliest sport Votes: 3

Tennis is more commercial these days. Votes: 3

Tennis lets you talk while you're playing. Votes: 3

Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development. Votes: 3

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched. Votes: 3

Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself. Votes: 3

Tennis is a fine balance between determination and tiredness. Votes: 3

Tennis is like marrying for money. Love means nothing. Votes: 3

Tennis is my job, but it's not my life. Votes: 3

Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that. Votes: 3

Tennis is a world out of touch with reality Votes: 3

Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life. Votes: 3

Tennis obviously isn't as popular as baseball in the States. Votes: 3

I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships. Votes: 3

Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am. Votes: 3

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody. Votes: 3

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person. Votes: 3

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be. Votes: 3

Tennis is like marrying for money. Love has nothing to do with it. Votes: 3

Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it. Votes: 3

Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. Votes: 3

Tennis is a very objective sport in the sense that the scoreboard doesn't lie. Votes: 3

Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low. Votes: 3

Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there. Votes: 3

I Pray That A Tennis Player Should Emerge From Ranchi As MS Dhoni Emerged For Cricket Votes: 3

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone. Votes: 3

I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors. Votes: 3

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing. Votes: 3

Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of. Votes: 3

Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance. Votes: 3

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court. Votes: 3

Tennis doesn't owe me anything. Tennis is one of the fairest sports. It's given me so many extraordinary feelings. Votes: 3

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well. Votes: 3

There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control. Votes: 3

Tennis is beautiful when you can see tactics, when players don't just react but are able to act and think. Votes: 3

Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. Votes: 3

Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net. Votes: 3

Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare. Votes: 3

Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. Votes: 3

I grew up a little girl in the Soviet Union playing at a small sports club. Tennis gave me my life. Votes: 3

I have a TV Soap Boomerang award, and I always start my year with the Australian Open tennis! Tennis, soccer, you name it. Votes: 3

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me. Votes: 3

Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic. Votes: 3

Tennis is my life, obviously; I need to focus, I need to win. But it's not the only thing. I'm not going to play forever. Votes: 3

I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody. Votes: 3

Tennis is pretty unforgiving if you are carrying weight. You are expected to wear short skirts, and you are compared to all these 16 and 17-year-olds. Votes: 3

Tennis players go into a press conference, and almost every one of them is the same. We do very little differently on a day-to-day basis. Votes: 3

I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam, then moved on to NFL 2K on Dreamcast. The game I really loved was Virtua Tennis. Votes: 3

Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have a couple more. Votes: 3

Tennis, imprisoned within fixed boundaries, a patch of an acre, a green rectangle, tries the human soul. A tennis court is like a coffin, only larger. Votes: 3

Tennis would be much more exciting if they had pitching machines firing Tennis was given to me to keep me off the street corners of east St. Louis. Votes: 3

Tennis is interesting because the women are almost more popular than the men. In the U.S. Open, women even get exactly the same money as the men. Votes: 3

Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me. Votes: 3

Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don't base my self-value or my self-worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court. Votes: 3

Tennis is one of the only sports in America where the sport doesn't grow with the size of the person - it just forces you to swallow the whole pill. Votes: 3

Tennis taught me to take chances, to take life as it comes. To hit every ball that comes to me no matter how hard it looks, to give it my best shot. Votes: 3

Tennis is the only sport with love in the score, and that makes it the most romantic. I would be a player, but I wisely use the net to go fishing instead. Votes: 3

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up. Votes: 2

I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts. Votes: 2

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis. Votes: 2

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. Votes: 2

You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it. Votes: 2

I was sporty in high school. I played tennis and hockey, and was basketball captain. Then I went to university and stopped doing sport and started eating ice cream. Votes: 2

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf. I played three rounds in that Tahoe event, and I was drained. Mentally, not physically. Votes: 2

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost. Votes: 2

The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance. Votes: 2

Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there. Votes: 2

I do doubles on Monday and Thursday, take Wednesday off or do easy cardio, do doubles on Thursday and Friday, and the weekend I just get outside and get active - jog or bike ride, or play tennis with my mom. Votes: 2

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels. Votes: 2

As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better. Votes: 2

On the tennis court, one needs a cool temperament, tremendous ball sense, reflexes, speed, hand-eye co-ordination, power, timing and peak physical fitness. Off the court, the player and support team need skills in planning, execution, travel, an ability to raise funds when needed, and several other talents. Votes: 2

My only wish would be to have 10 more lives to live on this planet. If that were possible, I'd spend one lifetime each in embryology, genetics, physics, astronomy and geology. The other lifetimes would be as a pianist, backwoodsman, tennis player, or writer for the 'National Geographic.' Votes: 2

You know, I still love the innocent parts of the game. I love hitting tennis balls. I love seeing the young guys do well. I'll still have a lot of friends to watch. I'll miss the relationships probably the most. As time passes, I'll probably miss the tennis more. Votes: 2

I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper. Votes: 2

My mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain. Votes: 2

It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn. Votes: 2

I love soccer, love tennis... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable... He is so calm... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa. Votes: 2

Tennis takes care of everything. It requires agility and quickness to get to the ball, core strength to get power into your shorts and stamina to last for an entire match. In addition to toning your arms and shoulders, it's a total body workout for your legs and abs, and works your heart and core unlike any other sport. Votes: 2

I started tennis around age 2. Votes: 0

I love tennis, love it! Votes: 0

I've played too many tennis hours. Votes: 0

tennis is a 100-mph chess match. Votes: 0

I love seeing tennis up close. Votes: 0

I have a strong tennis arm. Votes: 0

I don't play tennis at all. Votes: 0

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player! Votes: 0

I'm not involved in tennis but committed. Votes: 0

Andrea Jaeger plays tennis like she's double-parked. Votes: 0

China needs a table-tennis-like solidity in football. Votes: 0

Nobody actually played tennis in my family. Votes: 0

I want to play tennis and fornicate. Votes: 0

I help design my own tennis clothes. Votes: 0

I'm the Bjorn Boerg of table tennis. Votes: 0

My country is taking over in tennis Votes: 0

I'm only superstitious on the tennis court. Votes: 0

I love jeans, T-shirts, boots, and tennis shoes. Votes: 0

China tennis - we're getting bigger and bigger. Votes: 0

There are not many Irish people playing tennis! Votes: 0

Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis. Votes: 0

All I cared about in tennis was winning. Votes: 0

A tennis racket makes a great fake guitar! Votes: 0

I want my tennis to speak for everything. Votes: 0

I actually wanted to be a tennis player. Votes: 0

There is a fear of emotion in tennis. Votes: 0

I feel like my whole life only tennis. Votes: 0

I love tennis, but I just don't like grass. Votes: 0

Ask any comedian, tennis player, chef. Timing is everything. Votes: 0

Healthy parakeets have the nervous energy of tennis players. Votes: 0

It was so easy to play tennis, so easy. Votes: 0

I play better tennis because the court is there. Votes: 0

There are people who live, breathe and dress tennis. Votes: 0

This is how you play tennis without the net Votes: 0

Business is like tennis. Those who serve well win. Votes: 0

It's so difficult to find time besides the tennis. Votes: 0

Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis]. Votes: 0

I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards. Votes: 0

Game, set, match equals tennis. Set, match, run equals arson. Votes: 0

The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves. Votes: 0

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research. Votes: 0

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. Votes: 0

Me writing about tennis is like a baker baking bread. Votes: 0

Smart girls know how to play tennis, piano, and dumb. Votes: 0

I hope I was a good example of women's tennis. Votes: 0

I am the best tennis player who cannot play tennis. Votes: 0

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down. Votes: 0

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport. Votes: 0

I'm not into the gym. I prefer dancing or tennis. Votes: 0

Polo is like tennis - you literally have to live it. Votes: 0

My favorite tennis player, who I'm amazed by, is Roger Federer. Votes: 0

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down. Votes: 0

I want to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams. Votes: 0

Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving. Votes: 0

What I want out of tennis is not necessarily just winning. Votes: 0

If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be. Votes: 0

Oh! full Surrey twilight! importunate band! Oh! strongly adorable tennis-girl's hand! Votes: 0

Black people playing tennis, next white people will be tap dancing! Votes: 0

If someone says tennis is not feminine, I say screw it. Votes: 0

I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires. Votes: 0

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all. Votes: 0

If you can't take a punch, you should play table tennis. Votes: 0

Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living balls... Votes: 0

Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off. Votes: 0

It's really football, tennis, and golf that I watch other than hockey. Votes: 0

Obviously, like Wembley is synonymous with tennis, snooker is synonymous with Sheffield. Votes: 0

If I'd wanted to be an individual, I'd have taken up tennis. Votes: 0

Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders. Votes: 0

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction. Votes: 0

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player. Votes: 0

My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup. Votes: 0

Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better. Votes: 0

My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup, Votes: 0

I certainly don't lose any sleep if I lose a tennis match. Votes: 0

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Votes: 0

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis. Votes: 0

I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time Votes: 0

Every time I am off the tennis tour, I go back home. Votes: 0

I love tennis. Without it I don't know what I would do. Votes: 0

I dislike the gym, but I'll chase a tennis ball all day. Votes: 0

I did a really good job of sticking to the tennis court. Votes: 0

I was a gypsy, living a carefree life of ponies and tennis. Votes: 0

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash. Votes: 0

When I am playing well I think I play such boring tennis. Votes: 0

I rarely wear tennis shoes. I'm 5' 8', I hate being short. Votes: 0

I don't think the tennis tour is the place to have friends Votes: 0

Dating a tennis player is risky - love means nothing to us. Votes: 0

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right. Votes: 0

If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist. Votes: 0

We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. Votes: 0

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court. Votes: 0

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for. Votes: 0

Every day two million Americans play tennis and one million of them lose. Votes: 0

All teenage girls like to look good and tennis players are no different. Votes: 0

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes. Votes: 0

Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years. Votes: 0

I definitely want to get out of tennis and try something completely different. Votes: 0

I'm convinced being a tennis analyst is the easiest job in the world. Votes: 0

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close. Votes: 0

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis. Votes: 0

Women's tennis is two sets of rubbish that lasts only half an hour. Votes: 0

I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch. Votes: 0

I killed a squirrel once with a car. Twice with a tennis racket. Votes: 0

For me, tennis is a sport. It's not a job, it's a sport. Votes: 0

It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country. Votes: 0

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried. Votes: 0

All my time in rehab has made me appreciate tennis more than ever. Votes: 0

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player. Votes: 0

It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player. Votes: 0

This trophy is so special in the world of tennis and it feels great. Votes: 0

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12. Votes: 0

The only way to quieten me is to invite me to a tennis match. Votes: 0

Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis. Votes: 0

Now I do bowling, golf, and tennis. I want to be a good bowler. Votes: 0

I was very lucky in as much as I played a lot of tennis. Votes: 0

I guess the attention paid to appearance is something that belongs to tennis too. Votes: 0

To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things. Votes: 0

I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school. Votes: 0

A thousand books on tennis won't improve your serve, but a thousand serves will. Votes: 0

Unlike in my young days I'm not able to eat, drink and sleep tennis. Votes: 0

When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life. Votes: 0

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. Votes: 0

I eat whatever I like, but I play tennis and run nearly every day. Votes: 0

I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi. Votes: 0

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. Votes: 0

When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game. Votes: 0

Challenging the truth is like playing tennis against the wall! The defeat is inevitable! Votes: 0

Seems like most of the kids today are into other sports other than tennis. Votes: 0

I enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing... oh yes and swimming. Votes: 0

I'm actually pretty good at tennis. Well, if I'm in the Special Olympics or something. Votes: 0

I'm really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that's really important. Votes: 0

I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay. Votes: 0

Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls. Votes: 0

I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay Votes: 0

I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important. Votes: 0

What these guys are doing is great for Argentinean tennis. This is motivating other people. Votes: 0

Women are everywhere. We're letting them play golf and tennis now. It's out of control. Votes: 0

You know why I want to win? Because of 15,000 reasons inside of the tennis court. Votes: 0

A man will reveal his true self, or so it seems, on the tennis court. Votes: 0

I haven't lost a war. No one got killed. I just lost a tennis match. Votes: 0

I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis. Votes: 0

I've heard that I'm 'the future of tennis.' But that's all just random stuff. Votes: 0

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win. Votes: 0

It's something I really love to do. I mean, I don't see myself without tennis. Votes: 0

But I still have to practice hard if I'm going to play my best tennis. Votes: 0

When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis. Votes: 0

To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours. Votes: 0

I'm a big sports guy - golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, snowboarding - and I love games. Votes: 0

I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant. Votes: 0

I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless. Votes: 0

When the Williams sisters play tennis, it gets pretty hot. When they start grunting, I'm in. Votes: 0

I always preferred working with somebody so I could look into their eyeballs and play tennis. Votes: 0

Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business. Votes: 0

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together. Votes: 0

I try to avoid doing movies where I act with tennis balls. It's ultimately incredibly tedious. Votes: 0

As tennis players, you are never satisfied. We are greedy as players, always want better results. Votes: 0

Acting is a bit like tennis in that you can't really do it on your own. Votes: 0

Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks. Votes: 0

I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do. Votes: 0

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies. Votes: 0

A smart girl is one who knows how to play tennis, golf, piano -- and dumb. Votes: 0

This was a special week and a special victory for me. I played some great tennis. Votes: 0

Do I play tennis? Man, I had one of the baddest overhead rights of anyone. Bam! Votes: 0

Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things. Votes: 0

I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court. Votes: 0

I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow. Votes: 0

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket. Votes: 0

A good deal of education consists of unlearning-the breaking of bad habits as with a tennis serve. Votes: 0

Politicians who wear little tennis socks with the balls at the back should not be taken seriously. Votes: 0

I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me. Votes: 0

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match Votes: 0

I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me. Votes: 0

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go. Votes: 0

If I stay healthy and I'm playing good tennis I have as good a chance as anybody. Votes: 0

I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous. Votes: 0

I don't always choose to stay fit by playing tennis, because that comes with its own wear-and-tear. Votes: 0

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. Votes: 0

My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player. Votes: 0

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration. Votes: 0

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people. Votes: 0

Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play. Votes: 0

In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more. Votes: 0

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis. Votes: 0

I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins. Votes: 0

The Human Species could have been great but instead we became satisfied with lights on our tennis shoes. Votes: 0

Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game. Votes: 0

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems. Votes: 0

We [Americans] are a football-baseball-basketball-golf culture with some ocassional forays into tennis and less often the winter sports ... Votes: 0

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing. Votes: 0

Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at. Votes: 0

The thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection. Votes: 0

I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport. Votes: 0

The only possible regret I have is the feeling that I will die without having played enough tennis. Votes: 0

Nothing is etched in stone in tennis until the final point has been played. That's why we watch. Votes: 0

I did realize more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business. Votes: 0

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president Votes: 0

You can equate acting to a tennis game: When you're playing one of the best, you get better. Votes: 0

I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business. Votes: 0

To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court. Votes: 0

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president. Votes: 0

If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing, it's your ass. Votes: 0

A golf course is for golf. A tennis court is for tennis. A prison camp is for escaping. Votes: 0

I've given offense by saying I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down. Votes: 0

I'm deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. I want to beat their brains out. Votes: 0

People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn't like that. Votes: 0

I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches. Votes: 0

I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis. Votes: 0

Anything over-handed, I do left-handed. Like throwing a ball or serving in tennis. Otherwise, right-handed, like writing and shaving. Votes: 0

Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis Votes: 0

With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern. Votes: 0

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that. Votes: 0

I'm very interested in tennis, but when I try to tell younger players about [Bill] Tilden, they're not interested. Votes: 0

In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment. Votes: 0

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence. Votes: 0

The minute you think you know everything about tennis is the minute your game starts going down the tubes. Votes: 0

I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis. Votes: 0

I do a lot of running. Bit of squash, bit of tennis. I don't like feeling out of shape. Votes: 0

Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces. Votes: 0

I was annoyed and I was crying [her honest reaction to losing a tennis match at the US Open] Votes: 0

When I was 12, every little girl in Russia was trying to wear her hair like mine and playing tennis. Votes: 0

'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces. Votes: 0

With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing. Votes: 0

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis. Votes: 0

Id like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis. Votes: 0

I know I'm good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I'm a wild card. Votes: 0

Whoever has played tennis knows the court is pretty big and you always have space to put the ball in. Votes: 0

I'm playing great tennis. I'm enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I'm loving it now. Votes: 0

When I play, I feel like in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis player? Votes: 0

In tennis, there is the forehand, the backhand, the overhead smash and the drop volley, all with a different grip. Votes: 0

If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good. Votes: 0

I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport. Votes: 0

My audiences have given me lots of love as a tennis player. I hope they appreciate my passion for acting. Votes: 0

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition. Votes: 0

I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country. Votes: 0

I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis. Votes: 0

It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point. Votes: 0

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player? Votes: 0

I'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph. Votes: 0

Acting is like a sporting match; a tennis game, but no one should win or lose. The game's the thing! Votes: 0

In Argentina at various tournaments, it's great. Every day it's full, everybody's crazy about tennis, everybody wants to play tennis. Votes: 0

As a teenager, Monica Seles won some historic matches on the tennis court, dominating opponents and filling a room with trophies. Votes: 0

We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball. Votes: 0

When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft. Votes: 0

I train Monday through Saturday. I usually have fitness training for 90 minutes, then I'm on the tennis court for 3 to 4 hours. Votes: 0

In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement, Votes: 0

I like things to feel a touch unfinished; sweatpants with heels, or tennis shoes with a trouser. Those things are important. Votes: 0

People don't ask Andre Agassi, 'You know you're the No. 1 tennis player in the world ... have you thought about polo?' Votes: 0

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything. Votes: 0

Some of us have the good fortune of some type of natural gift, whether it's playing tennis or painting or writing. Votes: 0

I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. Votes: 0

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. Votes: 0

I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog. Votes: 0

I've always been lucky enough to just play tennis, so I never actually had a job when I was growing up. Votes: 0

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies. Votes: 0

I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco. Votes: 0

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour. Votes: 0

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is. Votes: 0

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play. Votes: 0

It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world. Votes: 0

I love being outside and feeling free, so I jog or ride my bike. Some days I play basketball or tennis. Votes: 0

We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her? Votes: 0

The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time. Votes: 0

It's pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that's just the way it is. Votes: 0

Definition of Love: A score of zero in tennis. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears of all my life. Votes: 0

No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people. Votes: 0

It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion. Votes: 0

It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis. Votes: 0

I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls. Votes: 0

They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes. Votes: 0

I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have. Votes: 0

For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court Votes: 0

Usually, I wear tennis shoes because my feet are flat, and it hurts to wear anything other than shoes that are cushiony. Votes: 0

Technically he is perfect and he plays so naturally, almost without effort. It's like when Roger Federer plays tennis, he barely sweats. Votes: 0

I bought my Grasshoppers tennis shoes at a flea market in Brooklyn. They are so comfortable to lounge around in on tour. Votes: 0

There is no cheap way to achieve the ability to turn pro in tennis; it unfortunately is more expensive than team sports. Votes: 0

Forget about tennis, I was scared to open my mouth. I didnt even feel worthy of saying something and not sounding stupid. Votes: 0

Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan. Votes: 0

I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out. Votes: 0

My uncle developed the training philosophy. His idea of good tennis training is basically quite simple: you must try to gain time. Votes: 0

Whatever I do, I love to win. I don't care if it's tennis or ping pong, I'll kill myself to win it. Votes: 0

But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. Votes: 0

While I'm more of a soccer and tennis fan myself, I still enjoying catching some football games when I get the chance. Votes: 0

I don't need to come back to Wimbledon every year because I can't live without it. I'd be totally cool without tennis. Votes: 0

...discussing cultural relativism with cultural relativists is like playing tennis with some guy who says, "Your ace is just a social construct. Votes: 0

I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it. Votes: 0

I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa. Votes: 0

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches. Votes: 0

I am the greatest tennis player. The other players are like coins in my pocket that I give to a homeless man. Votes: 0

I'm not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I'm amongst the best. That's true. That's enough for me. Votes: 0

There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share. Votes: 0

For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court. Votes: 0

I understand popular entertainment better than anyone. I want to have the world's No. 1 tennis player, the hottest movie, the biggest artist. Votes: 0

Sometimes you're looking to play perfect tennis but it's not going to happen all the time and you have to accept it. Votes: 0

Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf. Votes: 0

I walk my dogs. I garden a little. I play a bit of tennis. Basically when I have spare time I'm making music. Votes: 0

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance. Votes: 0

As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it. Votes: 0

I love being outdoors, playing beach tennis, going for runs in the sand, or doing a three-hour hike with my best girlfriend, Mieko. Votes: 0

These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter. Votes: 0

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different. Votes: 0

I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my home. Votes: 0

I really stay busy [in retirement]. I often have to cancel my golf games on the weekends to go play in tennis tournaments. Votes: 0

I never close my mind to anything and eventually want to branch out. But for now, tennis is still number one for me. Votes: 0

I'm super, super casual. I like boxer shorts or jeans or tank tops, tennis shoes and flip flops. That's about it for me. Votes: 0

I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that. Votes: 0

You are always talking about yourself and tennis and how you are feeling. I try to avoid it when I don't have to. Votes: 0

All my life I'd woken up to tennis, tennis, tennis. Even if I don't go to practise, I'm thinking about it all day. Votes: 0

Maybe I could survive in one of those resort prisons where they house white-collar criminals. I've always wanted to get better at tennis. Votes: 0

Our view is that the very best data miners or statisticians can earn as much as the very best golfers or tennis players. Votes: 0

I was just another long-haired teenage kid with visions of grandeur, strumming a tennis racket or a broom in front of his bedroom mirror. Votes: 0

Never steal anything so small that you'll have to go to an unpleasant city jail for it instead of a minimum-security federal tennis prison. Votes: 0

Its silly to say it about a tennis player, but Im an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place. Votes: 0

He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent Votes: 0

We're following the evolution of tennis. On the women's side, there has been a very positive change, with the arrival of many new stars. Votes: 0

Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be about you. Votes: 0

Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside. Votes: 0

Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I'm up at 5 A.M. every day. Votes: 0

Some people may learn something from the way I play tennis. But there are also players who are better than me in certain techniques. Votes: 0

I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back. Votes: 0

Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court. Votes: 0

Why are there no great women artists?' sounds as ignorant of human geography as the query 'Why are there no Eskimo tennis teams? Votes: 0

During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me. Votes: 0

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young. Votes: 0

I dont play golf or tennis, I dont ski, I dont snowboard. If you love what you do, you never get enough of it. Votes: 0

I enjoy hitting tennis balls. I haven't lost any of the innocent parts of tennis. I just do it in front of less people. Votes: 0

I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. Votes: 0

Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that. Votes: 0

I don't play golf or tennis, I don't ski, I don't snowboard. If you love what you do, you never get enough of it. Votes: 0

You don't go home and talk about the great tennis courts that you played, but you do talk about the golf courses you played. Votes: 0

I grew up in the 1950s at the beginning of rock n' roll, and would strum a tennis racket in front of the mirror. Votes: 0

My mom fed us a million balls. Dad took us to tournaments. Couldn't have done it without them. We had a happy tennis family. Votes: 0

I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court. Votes: 0

I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side. Votes: 0

My role is to think about tennis and to help Serena [Williams] be the best she can be and do what she wants to achieve. Votes: 0

Played tennis for years. But you can't improve at tennis after you're 50. You get to be in your 40s, and suddenly you're a doubles player. Votes: 0

I do weights and work out different body parts on different days. I don't do cardio - I did too much in my tennis-playing days! Votes: 0

If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach. Votes: 0

I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself. Votes: 0

The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal. Votes: 0

It was so inspiring for me to watch tennis growing up. I thought I was really good playing, until my brother told me I wasn't! Votes: 0

I think I'll play two years more, if my own body lets me do that... I still think my best tennis is still to come. Votes: 0

The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that's the beauty of it. Votes: 0

You're the only one in control over your golf ball. It's not like tennis: you're hitting a shot and somebody's hitting it back at you. Votes: 0

I enjoy horse riding, tennis, yoga and running - it helps to clear my head, and I can do bits of yoga in between filming. Votes: 0

I'm always an entrepreneur, but I'd probably be a teacher. I like teaching kids, whether that's tennis on the courts or history in the classroom. Votes: 0

I would like to thank all my tennis fans who were there from Day One when I was No. 1, through my stabbing, and my comeback. Votes: 0

From the outside, Rick Rubin's house above Zuma Beach is a generic millionaire beach home. There's a rarely used tennis court and a circular drive. Votes: 0

I admire the way golfers handle themselves. But tennis players are a lot younger, as a rule. There aren't many teenagers on the golf tour. Votes: 0

I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I'll leave those things to the men. Votes: 0

We've been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we'll be excited to see what it's like to have more free time. Votes: 0

In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player. Votes: 0

I'm trying to enjoy my lie as much as I can and I know that tennis hopefully is going to be my life the next 10, 15 years. Votes: 0

I have so much respect for [Bernie Ecclestone] for what he did with this sport. He did so much more than people in tennis or football. Votes: 0

I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way. Votes: 0

I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis. Votes: 0

I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken. Votes: 0

I've been athletic since I was a kid. My parents got me playing tennis when I was seven years old and I started to play competitively. Votes: 0

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time. Votes: 0

I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing. Votes: 0

I'd also made the first tennis team. I was number two player in the school at 11 years of age and that didn't sit very well with people. Votes: 0

Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn't love, because my first love was tennis. Votes: 0

I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is. Votes: 0

If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him. Votes: 0

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward. Votes: 0

I like playing a bit of golf. But, if people went around beating people to death with golf clubs, I'd say, 'Ban golf. I'll take up tennis' Votes: 0

Obsession is a negative word, I do not think that obsession can bring positive things. Not only in tennis but, I mean in any situation of life. Votes: 0

I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is. Votes: 0

In the tennis world, there weren't a whole lot of Asians playing. You see it a little bit more now. The same can really be said for basketball. Votes: 0

I love playing tennis. To me this is not a workout, but a fun extracurricular activity I do with friends so it doesn't feel like I'm working out. Votes: 0

I have always valued the care for my body, and my mind and had holistic approach to life. I always thought this is utmost importance for my tennis. Votes: 0

This is a dream from when I was kid. I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam. Votes: 0

One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to work for that. Votes: 0

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now. Votes: 0

Of all my achievements in tennis, I'm probably as proud of my record on clay courts as any of my Wimbledon, U.S. Open or French singles titles. Votes: 0

I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. Votes: 0

If the weather is nice, I play tennis, which is pretty much the only exercise that I do. I try to do that as much as I can. Votes: 0

I play a lot of sports. I played football for 12 years, I like tennis, I surf, I snowboard, and I ski. I always like to do an activity. Votes: 0

As a kid, I wanted to be a pro tennis player. I was pretty good; at the tennis academies I attended, I always played up against older age groups. Votes: 0

When I need to relax, I love to go to the movies or watch a good TV series. I also practice a lot of sport, mostly tennis and swimming. Votes: 0

Men hate to lose. I once beat my husband at tennis. I asked him, "Are we going to have sex again?" He said, "Yes, but not with each other." Votes: 0

I asked [my doctors] if I'd be able to play singles tennis and they said I could. That made me very happy since I haven't played in five years. Votes: 0

As a kid, I wanted to be a pro tennis player. I was pretty good; at the tennis academies I attended, I always 'played up' against older age groups. Votes: 0

There's a lot of things I want to do. I want to learn Italian. I want to learn to play tennis better. I want to motivate the world, basically. Votes: 0

I loved to play, I was competitive, I wanted to win, that was all I knew. In the first few years tennis is a game. Later, it becomes a job, Votes: 0

I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people. Votes: 0

If I was the type of person who had tennis, tennis, tennis all the time and I went to bed and ended up dreaming about tennis, I would go nuts. Votes: 0

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me. Votes: 0

I play tennis non-obsessively. I seem to beat people I play a lot or half the time, so I guess I gravitate to people who are as bad as I am. Votes: 0

As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. Votes: 0

A lot of people now think Im a shoe. They dont even know I was a tennis player. The shoe has really taken on a life of its own, way beyond me. Votes: 0

If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me. Votes: 0

If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me Votes: 0