Tennis Quotes · Page 49

Umpires are like emotional girlfriends, once they make up their minds, there is no point in arguing

— Dmitry Tursunov

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.

— Arthur Ashe

Wimbledon is a special place for me in so many ways and I feel privileged to have been such a big part…

— Sue Barker

She [Monica Seles] has so much control of the racket with those double-handed wrists.

— Virginia Wade

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

— Goran Ivanisevic

It was not until I got sponsored at 12 that I finally owned a racket.

— Frances Tiafoe

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

— Uta Hagen

Doubles is something fun and something I can win at and still be good at. But I wouldn't say I prioritise doubles.

— Jessica Pegula

I love chess. Having to concentrate, to play against someone else, strategy - having to think ahead. I think all of that…

— Carlos Alcaraz

Racquetball is the only sport where simultaneously you can be looking at the ball and it'll hit you in the back of…

— Brian Regan

When I was a kid, from 10 years old, I worked every day for my dad, huh? Never played basketball. I never…

— Melvin Van Peebles

We all learn how to lose. Unless you are Roger, Rafa, or Novak - that's a different story. The rest of us,…

— Maria Sakkari

If you told me as a ten-year-old kid, loving tennis as I did, that I'd be plagued by injuries and have to…

— Mark Philippoussis

I remember as a kid, I was improvising and making little trophies out of different materials and going in front of the…

— Novak Djokovic

“A ball feels different off every player's racket-there are minute but concrete subtleties of force and spin. Now, hitting with her (Steffi…

— Andre Agassi

I've always been into sport, I watch all sport - I love golf, tennis, football and to me to box and have…

— Carl Froch

Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast,…

— Bjorn Borg

When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with…

— Drew Houston

Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because…

— Serena Williams

With all the lead tape, my racquet is heavier than the model you're going to find off the rack. It's got most…

— Kevin Anderson

If it doesn't mean more to a normal human being like Dan Evans, who could change his life and career by winning…

— Mats Wilander

I think when I was younger, I was struggling to kind of differentiating love from a personal love or a tennis love…

— Grigor Dimitrov

It was tennis that got me started in business. When I was 16 and about to embark on my A-levels, I set…

— Peter Jones

But definitely I was in the zone in the match today. I was still thinking it's the final and I knew the…

— Petra Kvitova

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

— Michael B. Jordan

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.

— John Isner

I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

— Anna Wintour

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it…

— Roger Federer

The Davis Cup should be home and away from the semi-finals as a minimum, I would say even the quarters.

— Mats Wilander

I've watched Serena. I've been following her, all the slams she's been winning. It's a special feeling just to be ahead of…

— Sofia Kenin

Everybody loves Wimbledon, with all the tradition and everything else.

— Angelique Kerber

I used to play lots of sports. I used to be a good tennis player. I used to be a decent golfer.

— Chris Murphy

I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.

— Ion Tiriac

If I stay healthy and I'm playing good tennis I have as good a chance as anybody.

— Greg Rusedski

Always playing Andy in a Slam is very tough, he knows the game very well.

— Roberto Bautista Agut

The only thing I want is tennis to be the biggest sport on the planet.

— Patrick Mouratoglou

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

— Alexander Zverev

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

— Alfredo Di Stefano

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

— Juergen Teller

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

— Barry Davies