Tennis Quotes · Page 41

I was all for basketball, and I made the decision to play tennis.

— Nick Kyrgios

But you are always remembered for how many Slams you win, not weeks at No. 1.

— Sue Barker

If you get into the main draw of a Grand Slam, then you've made your mark and proved that's where you belong.

— Katrina Adams

The funny thing about tennis is that you're not always going to play your best.

— Christopher Eubanks

Tennis is a small window. You're not going to have unlimited chances, unlimited opportunities. You can't waste time.

— Nick Kyrgios

I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game.

— Naomi Osaka

Thankfulness and gratitude are the foundation of character and being able to serve others.

— Jim Loehr

I have a TV Soap Boomerang award, and I always start my year with the Australian Open tennis! Tennis, soccer, you name…

— Doug Davidson

It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give…

— Monica Seles

In skiing, if you make a mistake you're out; it's a dangerous sport and you need to get up early in the…

— Jannik Sinner

There are not a lot of people in the world that get to say they get to walk through the gates of…

— Ashleigh Barty

I bite my split ends off in the car, which is gross. It's disgusting. I've probably got a fur ball in my…

— Tess Daly

Why did I lose? No reason, though you might like to know that I got tired, my ears started popping, the rubber…

— Bob Lutz

If you're not winning the event, you're a loser every week. That's when I think tennis is really brutal. It keeps going,…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

Tennis is a very interesting world. It's a sport of opportunities, but it's a sport of challenges as well. And for anybody…

— Katrina Adams

Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to…

— Nat Hentoff

Football is definitely present in the tennis world. Given the mix of nationalities that exists in the changing rooms, there's inevitably a…

— Gael Monfils

I never think about the numbers. I've never played tennis for the money, because as long as I enjoy it, and I…

— Maria Sharapova

Advertising is not intended to brainwash you and make you go out and buy something; that's a real simple-minded way of criticizing…

— Mark Hosler

The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses confidence in his playing. The champion racks up the games. But in the final…

— Yann Martel

You need to write a book, what's going on with my serve. It's disaster. I don't bend my legs. Instead of jumping…

— Dinara Safina

Though many painters and sculptors talk glibly of "going in for photography," you will find that very few of them can ever…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Growing up, I did quite a bit of reading on the mental side. My dad, who coached me, had us doing a…

— Kevin Anderson

I don't play tennis to prove a point to anyone. I play for my country and myself. It's not changing what people…

— Sania Mirza

I really stay busy [in retirement]. I often have to cancel my golf games on the weekends to go play in tennis…

— Richard Davies

I won 11 titles but yeah, no Slam. Am I proud? Yes. Am I also disappointed? Yes. But a couple of times…

— Mark Philippoussis

Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.

— Isa Guha

When I travel to a grand slam, I need to look for a place to stay for me, my family and my…

— John Isner

I was a child who was interested in sports, and represented my school in football, cricket, badminton and table tennis.

— Siddharth Shukla

This is something I've dreamed about, winning a Grand Slam, since I was a kid.

— Carlos Alcaraz

I got to a stage where tennis was the only thing in my life, and I didn't like that.

— Luke Mitchell

I'm probably going to be retired fishing somewhere in the north of Australia with not a tennis ball in sight.

— Bernard Tomic

I Pray That A Tennis Player Should Emerge From Ranchi As MS Dhoni Emerged For Cricket

— Sania Mirza

Hopefully I can win grand slams in the future but until then I have to work very, very hard.

— Bernard Tomic

I was annoyed and I was crying [her honest reaction to losing a tennis match at the US Open]

— Shahar Pe'er

It's been a dream since I was young. I've been dreaming about winning a Slam.

— Gael Monfils

The tennis life is very short, as I say. And my first goal is always to be a good person.

— Juan Martin del Potro

You have to block everything out and be extremely focused and be relaxed and mellow too.

— Jennifer Capriati

For me, it's about the tennis and the trophies. I'm not motivated by money.

— Caroline Wozniacki