Tennis parents and stage mothers should take note. The kid has got to want to do it, not just to please the… — Jack Hemingway Copy Share Image
It's easy for tennis players to get self-centered because everything out here on tour is catered around us. — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
Volleying comes into grass-court tennis because it's a surface that favours the player who gets on the front foot. So if you've… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I started puberty very late. I was nearly sixteen. And for complicated reasons this late arrival of my puberty caused me to… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
I did tennis for a while, and I was actually on the volleyball team for a minute. — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of guy that I cannot just lock myself in the room and just think tennis for 24 hours. — Grigor Dimitrov Copy Share Image
You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good… — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
I decided to play tennis not because I wanted to be a professional player, but because my parents wanted me to get… — Jelena Jankovic Copy Share Image
I sail and play tennis, and I don't smoke or drink caffeine. — Princess Michael of Kent Copy Share Image
In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
Ivan Lendl's never going to be a great player on grass. The only time he comes to the net is to shake… — Goran Ivanisevic Copy Share Image
We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball. — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
I don't have too much spare time, but I try to play games as much as possible. I played a little growing… — Lleyton Hewitt Copy Share Image
I am not a monster. I'm not all bad. Maybe 10 percent. I think I'm 90 percent good. — John McEnroe Copy Share Image
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy… — Pete Sampras Copy Share Image
I have found - and tennis may be the greatest manifestation of it - Americans have become more international in taste. Remember… — John Skipper Copy Share Image
Contractions, 'U' for 'you' and the like are wonderful to make communication brief and efficient - but we wouldn't want all our… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
I like shoes that, no matter where I am, if I see a basketball or tennis court, I can tie them up… — Nick Kyrgios Copy Share Image
