Tennis Quotes · Page 46

I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.

— Serena Williams

Whenever I step off the court, I'm like, Okay, the job is done. Now it's time to enjoy stuff outside of tennis.

— Aryna Sabalenka

I like to keep fit, and when not gardening or singing solo or in a choir, I cycle, play tennis, swim, dance,…

— Jane Hawking

These ball boys are marvellous. You don't even notice them. There's a left handed one over there. I noticed him earlier .

— Max Robertson

I like watching tennis and basketball, but it's not every day you can watch it on TV. I don't play them, though.

— Michael Essien

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

— Gabriela Sabatini

Andy [Murray] is one of the premier workaholics. He's given himself a lot of opportunities through that.

— Milos Raonic

I want to show who I am, show my best tennis, show why I'm there, why I belong.

— Sofia Kenin

There are not a lot of people in the world that get to say they get to walk through the gates of…

— Ashleigh Barty

Why did I lose? No reason, though you might like to know that I got tired, my ears started popping, the rubber…

— Bob Lutz

I bite my split ends off in the car, which is gross. It's disgusting. I've probably got a fur ball in my…

— Tess Daly

Tennis is a very interesting world. It's a sport of opportunities, but it's a sport of challenges as well. And for anybody…

— Katrina Adams

If you're not winning the event, you're a loser every week. That's when I think tennis is really brutal. It keeps going,…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

It's as if women are in a totally rigged race. A lot of men are driving souped-up, low-slung racing cars and we're…

— Naomi Weisstein

It was after Wimbledon I pushed on. I just learnt a lot from the loss to Rafa. I realised I needed to…

— Andy Murray

The dream is to win a Grand Slam and that is what I'm playing for and training for. It's tough, but I…

— Gael Monfils

“If it weren’t hysterical – if the amazing Serena Williams would really be 700th in the world if playing against men –…

— The Guardian

“Except in a very few matches, usually with world-class performers, there is a point in every match (and in some cases it's…

— C. Terry Warner

In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two… That's why my place in the…

— Billie Jean King

Bruno opened his eyes in wonder at the things he saw. In his imagination he had tough that all the huts were…

— John Boyne

The two dozen commonplace childhood photographs - snowsuit, pony, tennis racket, looming fender of a Dodge - were an inexhaustible source of…

— Michael Chabon

A tournament pays me to show up because the fans want to see me and I move the needle at the box…

— John Isner

When I started playing tennis in Class V, I used to be the only girl on the court along with 20-odd boys.…

— Kriti Kharbanda

I think I play tennis for, to against a big legend, big court, short time. That's what I train for. That's why…

— Gael Monfils

He's up there. But (Marat) Safin, on his game, is as hard to beat.

— Lleyton Hewitt

To have Serena in the Wimbledon final, I think, is the hardest match you can have.

— Garbine Muguruza

When I came to Spain, I joined a tennis academy, and that was where I learnt the game.

— Garbine Muguruza

Kids in the city can play cricket, badminton, tennis or football. Athletics is not their cup of tea.

— Milkha Singh

To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court.

— Mats Wilander

I didn't know I could even be a professional tennis player, honestly. All this is actually very, very unexpected.

— John Isner

No question, when you're talking about Grand Slams, they're the pinnacle of the game, and that's what I want to be winning.

— Tim Henman

I guess the attention paid to appearance is something that belongs to tennis too.

— Daniela Hantuchova

I love playing doubles. I've had some success out there and I've always loved playing with friends.

— Jack Sock

If I look forward to a day when I'm just going to play tennis, I'm kinda sad.

— Lorne Greene

My mother didn't really want me to go into professional tennis. She thought it was too hard a life.

— Maria Sakkari

I do a lot of running. Bit of squash, bit of tennis. I don't like feeling out of shape.

— Richard Coyle

People ask me if I would like my children to play tennis, and I'm, like, 'Hmm. Maybe not.' And that's a bit…

— Tim Henman

I always watch NHL, NBA, NFL games and don't miss tennis and golf.

— Gennady Golovkin

It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.

— Pete Sampras

Serena is one of the players you can really beat, but not every day.

— Petra Kvitova