Tennis Quotes · Page 47

If I wore a sleeveless shirt, people would try to feed me after the match.

— Andy Roddick

I've always led a pretty simple life, with few extravagances. The money in tennis never drove me.

— Pete Sampras

As tennis players, you are never satisfied. We are greedy as players, always want better results.

— Sania Mirza

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

Isn't it funny - why is it called a tennis bracelet? It doesn't seem very tennis, does it?

— John Cameron Mitchell

You can't buy ATP points to buy your ranking. It's not possible; otherwise Gulbis would be No. 1 in the world.

— Tommy Haas

I only ever run when there's some point to it - say, if it's in a game of tennis.

— Rafael Nadal

I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.

— Maria Sharapova

After winning the U.S. Open, for the first time I felt like I could actually live in that moment a little bit.…

— Iga Swiatek

You can drill down on where hunger comes from and figure it out from there, but there absolutely has to be a…

— Jim Courier

Sometimes I have to deal with pain in my wrist, which is normal after all my surgeries, but I think it's amazing…

— Juan Martin del Potro

As for me, tough duty though it may be, I continue to do my part for the commercial recreation industry. Fishing, boating,…

— George H. W. Bush

I played tennis. My older brother, Joseph, was a cello player, and I played the cello, but he was better than me…

— Diana Silvers

Obviously, you have the string and tension together to make it a different racket than another player, but I would say the…

— Maria Sakkari

The tennis world is constantly changing. What's true today may be wrong tomorrow. If you don't make progress, others will and you…

— Patrick Mouratoglou

When your four biggest tournaments all operate relatively independently, and the ATP and WTA tour operate independently, and you have Davis Cup…

— Jim Courier

Besides my strokes improving, I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the game. The travel's not so tough any more, I'm learning…

— Mardy Fish

I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking…

— Jwala Gutta

Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast,…

— Bjorn Borg

If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are…

— Andy Roddick

Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because…

— Serena Williams

With all the lead tape, my racquet is heavier than the model you're going to find off the rack. It's got most…

— Kevin Anderson

If it doesn't mean more to a normal human being like Dan Evans, who could change his life and career by winning…

— Mats Wilander

When I think about it, the happiest and most successful people I know don't just love what they do, they're obsessed with…

— Drew Houston

I have amazing friends around supporting me. They give me a lot of energy. In this way, my tennis raised a lot…

— Andrey Rublev

Every time I tour, I find a pro - I go to the local tennis center in that country, wherever it is…

— Redfoo

It was a match I lost, rather than she won [on Serena Williams winning with an apparent cramp injury at Wimbledon

— Daniela Hantuchova

I'm Serena Williams on the court, but away I have so many different names. I call myself Butterfly.

— Serena Williams

I think I’ll play two years more, if my own body lets me do that... I still think my best tennis is…

— Justine Henin

Whenever I step off the court, I'm like, Okay, the job is done. Now it's time to enjoy stuff outside of tennis.

— Aryna Sabalenka

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

— Anna Kournikova

If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.

— Li Na

I ride a bicycle. I make artwork and do other kinds of stuff - but in terms of unwind, I like to…

— Lee Ranaldo

Andy [Murray] is one of the premier workaholics. He's given himself a lot of opportunities through that.

— Milos Raonic

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

— Gabriela Sabatini

I like watching tennis and basketball, but it's not every day you can watch it on TV. I don't play them, though.

— Michael Essien

These ball boys are marvellous. You don't even notice them. There's a left handed one over there. I noticed him earlier .

— Max Robertson

I want to show who I am, show my best tennis, show why I'm there, why I belong.

— Sofia Kenin

He's up there. But (Marat) Safin, on his game, is as hard to beat.

— Lleyton Hewitt

I like to keep fit, and when not gardening or singing solo or in a choir, I cycle, play tennis, swim, dance,…

— Jane Hawking