Tennis Quotes · Page 37

The pace of play is very important whether I'm watching baseball, tennis or golf.

— Pam Shriver

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

— Anonymous

A big upper body is not a great thing for tennis, and for me, flexibility is important.

— John Isner

Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.

— Steffi Graf

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

— Bill Gates

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

— Andy Roddick

The idea of doing a tennis movie is truly unbelievable to me. Well, first of all, they don't really exist.

— David Walton

It doesn't really matter who I turn pro with. What matters is where I take my tennis.

— Frances Tiafoe

You cannot play every week, and a couple of weeks away is vital. When you look at Federer's record and the number…

— Tim Henman

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win…

— Pete Sampras

After I won a match at a tournament I tried to repeat everything I did the day I won. Before my next…

— Goran Ivanisevic

I think a tennis match is a marathon. You have to sit down and have food for the next three hours, if…

— Patrick Mouratoglou

I get up at 4:30 A.M. pretty much every morning during the week. I work out for an hour and a half.…

— Cheri Bustos

Living in Baltimore at age 11, I was still not single-focused on tennis. I still played other sports. It was becoming a…

— Pam Shriver

I decided to play tennis not because I wanted to be a professional player, but because my parents wanted me to get…

— Jelena Jankovic

Of all my achievements in tennis, I'm probably as proud of my record on clay courts as any of my Wimbledon, U.S.…

— Chris Evert

“The day you give priority to bogus ethics over human reactions, you become a loser. Human reactions are priceless. Rules should never,…

— Ted Tinling

When you're young, you step into the world of tennis and you don't really know what it's all about. It's a brutal…

— Jack Draper

You know, I've never been in Huntington during the U.S. Open. I've been practicing down there for a few days and have…

— Karch Kiraly

In terms of the way I was striking the ball it was a different level to the last two tournaments, way, way…

— Andy Murray

If I hadn't become a chef I would have loved to be a top tennis player, although I was never good enough…

— Ainsley Harriott

“Thou asks, puttar, the purpose of life. This is a very large question indeed from one so young. It is a very…

— Ian B.G. Burns

It's good to bring a different feel to tennis, and that's what I feel like I bring. I bring a different feel,…

— Frances Tiafoe

“Serena's not worried her friend is gonna feel bad she's not as good at tennis as Serena is. You know why? Because…

— Shonda Rhimes

I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special.

— Stefan Edberg

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

— Andy Roddick

I see the US Open as glamorous. That's the word that comes to mind.

— Eugenie Bouchard

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

— Jonathan Ames

For me, it's always been tennis. I haven't really explored any other avenues.

— Johanna Konta

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

— Venus Williams

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

— Andre Agassi

Outside of tennis, I'm super relaxed. I'm not competing in anything but tennis.

— Andrey Rublev

If you watch Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka, the way the ball comes off the racket is totally different.

— Jennifer Brady

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

— Arthur Ashe

That's the biggest struggle in Norway. Most of the money doesn't go to tennis.

— Casper Ruud

Joking around in the locker room and kind of just laughing and being myself helps me play my best tennis.

— Christopher Eubanks

I love to see American tennis going in a great direction, and tennis in general going in a great direction.

— Ben Shelton

Watching Federer is like looking at a work of art. It's elegance, he did everything magnificently. I became enchanted by him.

— Carlos Alcaraz

I think the other guys, they have advantage to me when they play with six or eight racquets in one match.

— Juan Martin del Potro

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

— Bjorn Borg