Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the job more than the player needs the coach, he can't effect change. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
It's very nice to see when somebody who wanted to work hard and is willing to put the work in gets rewarded for it. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
If you go to school and practice for five days a week, it still gives you two days you can go and see your… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
In tennis you move a lot. Golf you dont. In tennis, you can have a bad half-hour, but you cant in golf. You can… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
I don't make a habit of watching tennis matches, but I try to watch all the major finals. I try to make time for… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for years. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
It's flattering to be compared in any way to Tiger Woods, because he's the best player in the world. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
Tennis is basically a game where you try to create an opportunity for yourself to finish the point, because you can't wait for the… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can. — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
