Tennis Quotes · Page 39

My youngest sister does not like tennis at all, and she'll be the first one to tell you that, which I find…

— Madison Keys

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

— Andre Agassi

Tennis was a big part of my life from as far back as I can remember.

— Rod Laver

“The rule in life is like with tennis: One point won't lose you the match, but if you let it get to…

— David Seller

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

— Anna Kournikova

In football what counts is team spirit. It isn't an individual sport like boxing or tennis.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Every good tennis player has to have a short memory. Good or bad.

— Alexander Zverev

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

— Venus Williams

A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early…

— Clive James

Twenty days ago my physio asked me if I was if I never think that I can win a Grand Slam or…

— Flavia Pennetta

Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a…

— Ana Ivanovic

I did just about everything under the sun. I did some Revlon work, make-up artistry. I taught classes at community colleges for…

— Ivory

If you ask Jim Courier, I mean, that guy has his tongue up (Roger Federer's) ass, I think...you know, the whole time…

— Tommy Haas

Now that my daughter is 9 and my son is 5, I'm starting to enjoy tennis more. I've been asked to play…

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I was teaching history and coaching both tennis and track along with football. I felt like I had the best of both…

— Mike Holmgren

I still get goose-bumps when I walk into the All England Lawn Tennis Club at the start of tournament and that will…

— Sue Barker

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion…

— Samantha Stosur

That $27,000 that a young player will now get just for making the main draw at the Australian Open is huge. It…

— Samantha Stosur

I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis.…

— Rafael Nadal

My mother used to say, 'You gotta exercise.' She would really pound on me to exercise every day. She was very physically…

— Dick Gephardt

Wimbledon is not the tournament I love. I don't like how they treat the players. There are small things that don't cost…

— Marat Safin

During rallies, it's always crucial to make Nadal cover the whole width of the court. He likes to camp out in his…

— Tim Henman

By putting pressure on myself to develop a great game, I had less pressure to win. These days, I tell kids that…

— Pete Sampras

Well, I do feel that I carry the responsibility of representing my country wherever I am, and this responsibility came with the…

— Novak Djokovic

All I want to do is to play my tennis and try to do the best possible on the court.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Those two volleys really could be the story of this match summed up at the end of it.

— Barry Davies

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

— Jack Nicklaus

I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.

— Juergen Teller

Playing tennis and wheelchair basketball has opened a lot of doors for me.

— Dylan Alcott

When I won the U.S. Open, I felt more relieved than anything else.

— Jon Rahm

I think it would be pretty cool winning the U.S. Open as an amateur.

— Scottie Scheffler

Sometimes the opponent is too good, sometimes you don't play good. It depends. It's tennis.

— Daniil Medvedev

Tennis has opened a number of possibilities for me, and in future, it would be great to give something back.

— Ana Ivanovic

When I wasn't playing with Barbie dolls, I was always playing with different kinds of balls, and my dad said, let's try…

— Sofia Kenin

For me, grand slams are something you dream about playing as a kid.

— Naomi Osaka

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

— Anna Kournikova

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

— Novak Djokovic

There are a lot of hours and a lot of sacrifices you have to make to achieve your dreams as a tennis…

— Ashleigh Barty

I enjoy horse riding, tennis, yoga and running - it helps to clear my head, and I can do bits of yoga…

— Anthony Howell

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

— Michael B. Jordan