Tennis Quotes · Page 37

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

— Lindsay Davenport

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.

— Shawnee Smith

The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself.

— Goran Ivanisevic

Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater.

— Bill Tilden

I definitely want to get out of tennis and try something completely different.

— Marat Safin

Well, obviously it's clay. It's slower. You have to grind more. You move a lot more. You have to slide.

— Sofia Kenin

I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam, then moved on to NFL 2K on Dreamcast. The game I really…

— Chris Paul

Hey, motivated, woke up like I'm gonna make it. I had a dream I seen Serena playin' tennis naked.

— 2 Chainz

while it's true in tennis, love is zero. but zero is also where everything starts. nothing would ever be born if we…

— Anonymous

To win my first Roland Garros title, break the all-time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing. It…

— Roger Federer

In golf, you definitely have your ranking. But it's a bit different than tennis. Whenever there's a golf tournament, you feel like…

— Casper Ruud

When I was growing up, I played a lot of different sports. There was a time when I was playing field hockey,…

— Alexander Zverev

I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability…

— Dakota Fanning

Sometimes it's harder to play good tennis with a bad tennis player - the same way it's hard to be a good…

— Josh Lucas

I am very obsessed with ballet now because it is a very difficult sport and a beautiful one because it is not…

— Carine Roitfeld

I feel lucky to keep playing tennis, being healthy all those years, to compete in one of the most beautiful events of…

— Rafael Nadal

When you make the schedule, you're not planning on playing deep into every single week, or at least I haven't in the…

— Andy Roddick

If you go out eight times and play tennis eight times this week, yeah, it's the same rules, but it's a different…

— Kevin Spacey

I adore Wilkie Collins,” Tessa cried. “Oh—Armadale! And The Woman in White … Are you laughing at me?” “Not at you,” said…

— Cassandra Clare

Do you play football?' Brandon asks. 'No.' 'Baseball?' 'Nope.' Brandon is on a roll and won't stop until he's found the answer…

— Simone Elkeles

When I'm playing football, it's what I know; it's what I'm good at. The spotlight is not just on you: you're with…

— Lucy Bronze

I submit that tennis is the most beautiful sport there is, and also the most demanding…Basketball comes close, but it's a team…

— David Foster Wallace

It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball…

— Virginia Wade

When I've written episodes of 'Doctor Who', when it comes to the monster chasing somebody, it's the Doctor and the companion, running…

— Donald Sumpter

“Ortho Stice played with a kind of rigid, liquid grace, like a panther in a back-brace.”

— David Foster Wallace

I'm no longer just a tennis player. My role is not as easy as I imagined, dreaming of a career as a…

— Iga Swiatek

I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.

— Roger Federer

It is for sure a big part of the coach's job to make sure the tennis does not get neglected.

— Petra Kvitova

Women's tennis is very open. You really never know who going to be there.

— Petra Kvitova

Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I…

— Andy Murray

You can spend $200 or $50 for tennis shoes - it's about what you can afford.

— Paul Wall

It's always tough when you miss a Grand Slam, especially Wimbledon.

— David Goffin

I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do.

— Jeanne Tripplehorn

The proudest thing I have ever done was to win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

— Bobby Riggs

With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.

— Jimmy Connors

Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael…

— Rod Laver

I guess you get to work on volleys, you get to work on your returns a lot in doubles.

— Coco Gauff

When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game.

— Guy Forget

Playing matches is definitely going to help me get ready for the U.S. Open.

— Sofia Kenin

I wouldn't mind if I won in Australia or at Wimbledon or Roland Garros. A slam is a slam.

— Carlos Alcaraz