Tennis Quotes · Page 57

To me, the U.S. Open was always the Grand Slam I wanted to win most.

— Juan Martin del Potro

Equality? They ought to play the women's final on opening day. Everybody knows who's going to be in it.

— Jimmy Connors

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

— Vijay Singh

Tim Henman has the all-time Betty Crocker draw. We're talking Easy Bake Oven.

— Brad Gilbert

I'll prove that I'm going to be the best tennis player, one day, to play this game.

— Bernard Tomic

Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game.

— Novak Djokovic

If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'

— Garbine Muguruza

I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.

— Denis Shapovalov

I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing…

— Petra Kvitova

Generally, what I miss about tennis now is playing against the guys on the big stadium courts where the crowd are going…

— Mark Philippoussis

I was in the spot where you work your butt off to get to: the fourth round of the U.S. Open against…

— Mardy Fish

I've always been a little different in the way I've done things, going to high school instead of a tennis academy when…

— Jack Sock

There was something so cool about being able to carry this film [Into the Forest] together [with Ellen Page] and to play…

— Evan Rachel Wood

The really good and positive thing of tennis is, you have this momentum. The momentum can be positive, happy. And can be…

— Jannik Sinner

Some stuff happened outside of tennis, and it made me realize that you just have to think about yourself, just focus on…

— Caroline Garcia

I think in 2020, the main thing that I felt was confusion, because I have never really believed 100 percent that I…

— Iga Swiatek

I'm not here to prove or to scream or to remind people. As long as I know that I achieved things in…

— Anna Kournikova

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

— Jwala Gutta

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

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

— Bjorn Borg

The pressure is the same every year. I am here because I try my best every day and because I have a…

— Rafael Nadal

When I was younger, I played football and table tennis for local teams. I also played mini-rugby at primary school - I…

— Andrew Flintoff

I think in the inception and creation of the characters, improv was the most important part for me, because I wanted to…

— Tatiana Maslany

This year its just about winning the big matches because if youre going to get into the top 20 then youve got…

— Andy Murray

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire

— Richard Krajicek

I heckled somebody at the U.S. Open once. And you know, tennis, it's not a good place for that.

— Holly Hunter

I didn't play juniors, really. I only played Roland Garros juniors and maybe some European tournaments.

— Garbine Muguruza

Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.

— Denis Shapovalov

At the end I couldn't hear what the Queen was saying to me. But it was just great to see her lips…

— Virginia Wade

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf.

— Pete Sampras

I spend too much time sitting in an office. So I need to play sports on a regular basis, that's why I…

— Philipp Lahm

You can be pretty selfish as tennis players, being an individual sport.

— Mardy Fish

If Serena Williams played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world.

— John McEnroe

Serena is tough to beat; to get over her in the rankings is hard.

— Karolina Pliskova

I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win.

— Lewis Hamilton

In Sun Valley, people play tennis and then go for a hike. You should be too tired to go for a hike!

— Mats Wilander

To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.

— Mats Wilander

I think when it's a high-stress situation, my tennis definitely takes a big dip.

— Madison Keys

I'm not lucky. If I play another player, even if I don't play really good, I think I can win.

— Richard Gasquet

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

— Bradley Whitford