--- title: "8 Important Tennis Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Important Tennis quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Important Tennis sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/rod-laver-19420_behave_manners-are-manners-jimmy-connors-and-il_103406.jpg" --- > [Manners are manners. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase have no respect. I don't want my kid seeing Nastase play. The demeanor you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/manners-are-manners-jimmy-connors-and-ilie-nastase-have-no-respect-i/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/rod-laver-19420_behave_manners-are-manners-jimmy-connors-and-il_103406.jpg) > [Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samantha-stosur/core-strength-and-stability-is-very-important-to-me-tennis-is-all/) [Samantha Stosur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samantha-stosur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/samantha-stosur-21915_abdominals_core-strength-and-stability-is-very-impo_374391.png) > [It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-jean-king/it-s-very-important-to-take-tennis-to-the-people-for-young-people/) [Billie Jean King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-jean-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af8/billie-jean-king-3780_important_it-s-very-important-to-take-tennis-to-th_477640.jpg) > [I love doing core workouts. The core is so important in tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-fritz/i-love-doing-core-workouts-the-core-is-so-important-in-tennis/) [Taylor Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-fritz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/taylor-fritz-21958_doing_i-love-doing-core-workouts-the-core-is-s_1148285.jpg) > [I think English is very important for tennis players. To be on the tour, it's much more easier if you speak English.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-kvitova/i-think-english-is-very-important-for-tennis-players-to-be-on-the/) [Petra Kvitova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-kvitova/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/petra-kvitova-4708_i-think_i-think-english-is-very-important-for-te_1667474.png) > [The rumor is that when I was younger, I didn't like to sweat and I didn't like to run, and both of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-korda/the-rumor-is-that-when-i-was-younger-i-didn-t-like-to-sweat-and-i/) [Jessica Korda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-korda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/jessica-korda-73735_ballet_the-rumor-is-that-when-i-was-younger-i-d_2418487.jpg) > [The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-federer/the-crowds-are-very-important-for-tennis-it-makes-you-play-better-but/) [Roger Federer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-federer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57a/roger-federer-3105_beauty_the-crowds-are-very-important-for-tennis_2480595.jpg) > [I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/i-guess-i-get-my-strength-from-my-legs-which-are-also-important-in/) [Pete Sampras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-sampras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/pete-sampras-7491_important_i-guess-i-get-my-strength-from-my-legs-w_3129054.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/important-tennis/#itemlist", "name": "Important Tennis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Manners are manners. 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