Tennis Quotes · Page 31

I am really close friends with Roger Federer and also with Benoit Paire.

— Anonymous

Well, I don't like to make outlandish statements. Not all the time. But Wimbledon would have beaten them 10-0.

— Eamon Dunphy

It's hard to be in a bad mood when you're walking around looking like you're about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.

— A. J. Jacobs

We're breaking records and we're moving forward. I always expected to win Grand Slams. This was meant to be.

— Venus Williams

You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top.

— Monica Seles

I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from…

— Kylie Bunbury

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything.

— Caroline Wozniacki

Yeah, looks like with the U.S. Open, I have a special one, special relationship.

— Andrey Rublev

We don't play bridge, golf or tennis. And I guess just about the only thing I'm interested in is reading about, talking…

— Ken Berry

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs…

— Johanna Konta

As tempting as it seems to wear tennis shoes with your tux, don't do it. I think it looks ridiculous. If you're…

— Paul Feig

When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I…

— Wolfgang Puck

I really enjoy playing with someone else and whether it's chess or tennis or games, I love card games. I love that,…

— Hilary Swank

One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didn't have. He couldn't play…

— Robert Griffin III

I don't know much about Mauresmo apart from the fact she played great tennis. Is she a good technician? I don't know…

— Rod Laver

I'm an outside chance at Roland Garros but my focus is really on Wimbledon where it is realistically between me and Roger…

— Lleyton Hewitt

When you're young, you step into the world of tennis and you don't really know what it's all about. It's a brutal…

— Jack Draper

“The day you give priority to bogus ethics over human reactions, you become a loser. Human reactions are priceless. Rules should never,…

— Ted Tinling

“It was not Gilda and a racquet being used reflexively to some purpose. It was not Gilda using a racquet. It was…

— Steven L. Peck

If I hadn't become a chef I would have loved to be a top tennis player, although I was never good enough…

— Ainsley Harriott

In terms of the way I was striking the ball it was a different level to the last two tournaments, way, way…

— Andy Murray

You know, I've never been in Huntington during the U.S. Open. I've been practicing down there for a few days and have…

— Karch Kiraly

I have nothing against them. I love the fans. But some people don't understand. That's all. They don't understand. They haven't played…

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

I really hope that I can be helpful in that journey because I do believe that women deserve the same pay. We…

— Serena Williams

I definitely think about lifting the big trophies, and I dream about winning slams or making it.

— Johanna Konta

Maria Sharapova is her own empire. She herself personally makes more in revenue than the entire WTA tour.

— L. Jon Wertheim

It's something I really love to do. I mean, I don't see myself without tennis.

— Flavia Pennetta

Wimbledon is a very special tournament, and for me, it's one of the best events.

— Grigor Dimitrov

Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things.

— Rafael Nadal

Tennis is an individual sport, for me to take my own decisions, to do everything for myself.

— Roberto Bautista Agut

For me, yeah, that's going to be my big goal to win a Masters or Grand Slams.

— Kei Nishikori

I love tennis. I love watching. I have so much respect for the athletes.

— Francisco Lindor

There's no doubt there are issues with clay. Our issues have issues that are issues right now. That's not a secret.

— Andy Roddick

The clay court is just a little bit different than the hard court. You can't do the same things.

— Ben Shelton

You can equate acting to a tennis game: When you're playing one of the best, you get better.

— Albert Brooks

Wimbledon is the only tournament where you feel the real history of tennis.

— Jannik Sinner

Ninety five percent of the field is not competitive when Nadal is playing.

— Mats Wilander

I want to have better results at the Grand Slams, and of course, one day I want to be No. 1 in…

— Petra Kvitova

In our house, the name for all athletic shoes - any that weren't dress or 'church' shoes - was 'tennis shoes,' or…

— Steve Rushin

I don't want to be involved in any politics. I just want to be a tennis player.

— Aryna Sabalenka