--- title: "1 Play Emotion Quotes By Rod Laver" description: "1 Play Emotion quotes by Rod Laver. Plus more from Rod Laver and more Play Emotion sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/rod-laver-19420_bad_it-occurred-to-me-that-it-would-benefit_2362385.jpg" --- > [It occurred to me that it would benefit me to play without emotion - well, without emotion others could see, anyway. Card players profited from having a poker face so opponents wouldn't know how good or bad their hand was,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/it-occurred-to-me-that-it-would-benefit-me-to-play-without-emotion/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/rod-laver-19420_bad_it-occurred-to-me-that-it-would-benefit_2362385.jpg) ## More by Rod Laver > [Manners are manners. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase have no respect. I don't want my kid seeing Nastase play. The demeanor you show on…](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/) > [Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/roger-federer-certainly-is-my-claim-to-be-the-best-of-all-time-if/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [Players who win on a clay surface are those who can control the ball, playing steadily and accurately from the back-court, keeping the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/players-who-win-on-a-clay-surface-are-those-who-can-control-the-ball/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [When you've got your man down, rub him out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/when-you-ve-got-your-man-down-rub-him-out/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [When Hoad and Rosewall were at their best, and I was a youngster, they had no qualms about saying, 'Hey kid, let's go and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/when-hoad-and-rosewall-were-at-their-best-and-i-was-a-youngster-they/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/the-time-your-game-is-most-vulnerable-is-when-you-re-ahead-never-let/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [I saw Kyrgios down in Australia. He played some very good tennis, won two or three matches, and has done the same here at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/i-saw-kyrgios-down-in-australia-he-played-some-very-good-tennis-won/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/there-s-a-lot-of-ingredients-go-into-being-a-good-tennis-player/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [Camaraderie builds. We travelled together to Rome, Paris, Wimbledon, the U.S., lots of places. In a way, I miss it right now. My opponents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/camaraderie-builds-we-travelled-together-to-rome-paris-wimbledon-the/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [Each match is a huge effort from a physical point of view. You can only hit so many balls before your elbow or some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/each-match-is-a-huge-effort-from-a-physical-point-of-view-you-can/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [Forty years ago, the players were like a travelling circus - we went everywhere together and were pretty good friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/forty-years-ago-the-players-were-like-a-travelling-circus-we-went/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [Staying interested in a match is a lot harder than many people think. Throughout my career, I've always had trouble in the early rounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/staying-interested-in-a-match-is-a-lot-harder-than-many-people-think/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [When you have the opportunity, you strike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/when-you-have-the-opportunity-you-strike/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm partial to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/i-often-surprise-myself-you-can-t-plan-some-shots-that-go-in-not/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) > [I like to let my racket do the talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-laver/i-like-to-let-my-racket-do-the-talking/) [Rod Laver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-laver/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-emotion/rod-laver/#itemlist", "name": "1 Play Emotion Quotes By Rod Laver", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It occurred to me that it would benefit me to play without emotion - well, without emotion others could see, anyway. 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