I'm not really motivated to play tennis because of the points or the prize money. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
It's good to have something outside of tennis to have focus on and take my mind off it. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
That's the one thing I regret about choosing tennis - not being able to play a contact sport. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
The clay court is just a little bit different than the hard court. You can't do the same things. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I love playing college tennis, but I've definitely had the most fun playing in these pro events. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I played a lot of sports until I was, like, 13, and then I shut it down and started focusing on tennis.… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I was a quarterback and I played for six or seven years, but that was the decision I had to make when… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Probably the only thing that is a direct correlation between tennis is the serve, as you guys can probably see. That's kind… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I feel like I've done a pretty good job of blocking out everything that's going on around me when I need to,… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I thought tennis was a boring sport. Football and basketball and baseball were the cooler sports to play in America. So those… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
There's definitely a lot of different players out there; not just one type of tennis you are going to win with. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
For me, it's really special to be playing at these big tournaments and playing my best tennis at the big tournaments. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I know how to use my practices to get to play my best tennis, and I think that I'm just a lot… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Every little thing that you do, even if it's not out of control - you don't need to be swearing or breaking… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Every clay court is just a little bit different. The bounces are unpredictable, so you can't always rely on short-hopping a ball… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
I love to see American tennis going in a great direction, and tennis in general going in a great direction. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
If someone had told me then I would reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, I don't know what I would have said. Probably… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Americans haven't had the best success in the clay-court season or at Roland Garros, but it'd be really cool to change that… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
It's easy for tennis players to get self-centered because everything out here on tour is catered around us. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Yeah, I think in tennis you have plenty of setbacks, plenty of times where you're not the one winning or doing well.… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
A lot of the things that were most important to my development in tennis, I was able to key in on because… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Staying consistent is even more important in three-out-of-five-set matches, to be able to wear on guys over that long of a match, if it… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
I feel like I've done a pretty good job of blocking out everything that's going on around me when I need to, and I've… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
Yeah, I think in tennis you have plenty of setbacks, plenty of times where you're not the one winning or doing well. And that's… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
I would much rather people say to me that 'Oh, you're playing so well, you should be playing higher in the lineup' than, 'Why… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
I wasn't expecting to have amazing results in my first year on tour and to be winning all the time. — Ben Shelton Copy Share
Yeah, for me, it's really important that I know myself. I know what makes me play the best. — Ben Shelton Copy Share
You're not always going to have a perfect day. And when you're not playing well out on the pro tour, pretty much everyone can… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
For me, it's really special to be playing at these big tournaments and playing my best tennis at the big tournaments. — Ben Shelton Copy Share
You gotta be careful with the supplements and everything you take these days. — Ben Shelton Copy Share
I played a lot of sports until I was, like, 13, and then I shut it down and started focusing on tennis. But I… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
I'm not sure if there was a moment where things clicked or it was just I knew that I was making gradual improvements in… — Ben Shelton Copy Share
Chasing money and chasing points around the world is not going to get me personally where I want to be. — Ben Shelton Copy Share
