Tennis Quotes · Page 44

Obviously I'm very disappointed. I trained very hard this summer and felt in a good shape to play the U.S. Open.

— Kim Clijsters

I like Novak. I appreciate him as a tennis player. And I should say as a person.

— Daniil Medvedev

In these days of modern tennis a player is as strong as his weakest stroke.

— Bill Tilden

Since I loathe the tedium of gym workouts, I take breaks for tennis with my eclectic group of tennis pals.

— Erik Larson

I don't want people to think I missed the French Open because I didn't want to go because I was just tired.

— Mardy Fish

The second I was on the tennis court, I had the structure I wanted. I was in complete control of what I…

— Madison Keys

The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.

— Yani Tseng

I know tennis is just a game, but it's something that it can actually unite us even more.

— Grigor Dimitrov

Everyone else wants to hear 'I wanna be Top 5,' or 'I want to be winning a Grand Slam.' Those are all…

— Madison Keys

It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most…

— Jo Durie

To win the major, you have to play two weeks your best tennis and deal with a lot of things around, to…

— Angelique Kerber

I had an opportunity to hit tennis balls with Billie Jean King when she was in South Africa when I was 11.…

— Ilana Kloss

There was a moment when I was not confident in myself. I was doubting a few things about my physical abilities, my…

— Daniil Medvedev

I did a little bit of picketing. I played a lot with my three-and-a-half-year-old son, which was good...And I went to Israel…

— Rainn Wilson

During COVID, I was still training, working on my fitness and my tennis. I was able to practice and play near where…

— Jennifer Brady

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the…

— Maria Sharapova

Besides my strokes improving, I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the game. The travel's not so tough any more, I'm learning…

— Mardy Fish

I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking…

— Jwala Gutta

It has changed, quite a lot. It is very different now, there are quicker men, they are taller, stronger, have great stamina.…

— Bjorn Borg

To Yossarian, the idea of pennants as prizes was absurd. No money went with them, no class privileges. Like Olympic medals and…

— Joseph Heller

Most definitely always been a passion, and always been one of my goals in life as a young person, to have my…

— Venus Williams

With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to…

— Mario Andretti

But I think it's important admitting to my teammates, Hey, I'm really struggling right now, and can you help me out?' Or,…

— Jordan Larson

I decided that I want to live the rest of my life happy with what I'm doing. So when I play tennis…

— Monica Seles

Good music just makes me happy and keeps me from getting distracted.

— Sloane Stephens

Being a 6-foot-tall tennis player is not great for a girl's social life.

— Pam Shriver

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

— Kristin Bauer van Straten

We must have options to make tennis more attractive emotions-wise.

— Patrick Mouratoglou

I still play a bit of tennis, but only a knockabout to help with my recovery after a game.

— Nikita Parris

I feel the best game on hard courts, even if I know that I can play well enough on grass and clay.

— Daniil Medvedev

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

— Rod Laver

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

— Novak Djokovic

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

— Jimmy Connors

In 1971, big tournaments were very new to me. I just thought Wimbledon was one of the other tournaments.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I kind of learned that it's never over until it's over in tennis.

— Denis Shapovalov

I really want to win every title that I go for, and I think Wimbledon is even more special.

— Carlos Alcaraz

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

— Roger Housden

We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.

— John McEnroe

The reason why I chose tennis was, in tennis you can make mistakes. You can lose points but you can still win…

— Jannik Sinner

You know, Slams are tough. It's the most physical, in my opinion. You're playing three out of five.

— John Isner