It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder. — Arthur Ashe Copy Share Image
Those big matches, when you go through so much, are the best thing. Those matches are why you play tennis. — Stan Wawrinka Copy Share Image
When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world's number… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball. — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
Going through the tour every year and just focusing so intensely on tennis all the time was not working for me. — Kiki Bertens Copy Share Image
I've heard that I'm 'the future of tennis.' But that's all just random stuff. — Sloane Stephens Copy Share Image
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about… — Jimmy Connors Copy Share Image
It got to a stage where I realised I didn't care about eating, sleeping, breathing tennis because my first priority in my… — Mark Philippoussis Copy Share Image
I got to see the best players in the world every year the week after the U.S. Nationals, which is now known… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy,… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I just want to be able to show who I really am, what I can do, bring awareness, create something because I… — Victoria Azarenka Copy Share Image
One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more… — Johanna Konta Copy Share Image
I love Agassi - I really followed him a lot when I was a teenager and remember when guys like him and… — Andy Samberg Copy Share Image
If I just track Shang-Chi's journey in the context of table tennis in my life, it actually fits perfectly, and that's why… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I don't look back too much in my life. I like to think about the present and the future more than the… — Daniil Medvedev Copy Share Image
You also can understand how to play tennis from Serena Williams, and she is awesome. I haven't seen her Masterclass but just… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
There was a loneliness because kids my age had video games, tennis. They traveled. They had beautiful clothes. I was wearing my… — Riccardo Tisci Copy Share Image
“We made a successful, last-minute effort to get the French Open many years ago, when the USA network bailed on it. I… — Patrick McEnroe Copy Share Image
“But Stephanie hailed from suburban, midwestern nowhere, and there had been a club whose snack bar served thin, greasy burgers rather than… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
I'm no shrinking violet. I played hockey until half my teeth were knocked down my throat. And I'm extremely competitive on a… — Peter Burwash Copy Share Image
'Minute to Win It' is a variation on a game show from the 1950s called 'Beat the Clock,' in which contestants won… — Tom Shales Copy Share Image
First of all, in any sport where you can measure distance, height speed and all of that, you see how athletes have… — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
