Tennis Quotes · Page 48

No question, when you're talking about Grand Slams, they're the pinnacle of the game, and that's what I want to be winning.

— Tim Henman

When I came to Spain, I joined a tennis academy, and that was where I learnt the game.

— Garbine Muguruza

To have Serena in the Wimbledon final, I think, is the hardest match you can have.

— Garbine Muguruza

Kids in the city can play cricket, badminton, tennis or football. Athletics is not their cup of tea.

— Milkha Singh

I didn't know I could even be a professional tennis player, honestly. All this is actually very, very unexpected.

— John Isner

To me, Hewitt and Nadal would be the best spirited fighters I've ever seen on the tennis court.

— Mats Wilander

I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

— Anna Wintour

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it…

— Roger Federer

Unlike tennis matches, Supreme Court decisions are tiebreaker-free, meaning the lower-court ruling stands without any high-court guidance.

— Don Willett

I'm trying not to focus on the height of my opponent, just to play my tennis and to open the angles because…

— Simona Halep

Don't play tennis. Do something you love and enjoy because it's a grind and it's a tough, tough, tough life. My position,…

— Bernard Tomic

Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look…

— Henrik Lundqvist

We're following the evolution of tennis. On the women's side, there has been a very positive change, with the arrival of many…

— Stephane Simian

Everyone else wants to hear 'I wanna be Top 5,' or 'I want to be winning a Grand Slam.' Those are all…

— Madison Keys

It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most…

— Jo Durie

I was always following my brothers. If my brothers hadn't played, I never would have picked up a racket. Tennis isn't the…

— Garbine Muguruza

But definitely I was in the zone in the match today. I was still thinking it's the final and I knew the…

— Petra Kvitova

I think when I was younger, I was struggling to kind of differentiating love from a personal love or a tennis love…

— Grigor Dimitrov

It was tennis that got me started in business. When I was 16 and about to embark on my A-levels, I set…

— Peter Jones

Summer I was 13, my grandfather and my father taught me how to play golf. I took lessons that summer, and I…

— Thomas Gibson

I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while.…

— Andy Roddick

“When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as…

— W. Timothy Gallwey

“Walking to the net, I'm certain that I've lost to the better man, the Everest of the next generation. I pity the…

— Andre Agassi

My sophomore English teacher encouraged me to write for the school paper, and that's what got me started. Suddenly it struck me…

— Jonathan Ames

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.

— Goran Ivanisevic

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

— Uta Hagen

It was not until I got sponsored at 12 that I finally owned a racket.

— Frances Tiafoe

Doubles is something fun and something I can win at and still be good at. But I wouldn't say I prioritise doubles.

— Jessica Pegula

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.

— John Isner

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

— Michael B. Jordan

If I stay healthy and I'm playing good tennis I have as good a chance as anybody.

— Greg Rusedski

I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.

— Ion Tiriac

Always playing Andy in a Slam is very tough, he knows the game very well.

— Roberto Bautista Agut

The only thing I want is tennis to be the biggest sport on the planet.

— Patrick Mouratoglou

The Davis Cup should be home and away from the semi-finals as a minimum, I would say even the quarters.

— Mats Wilander

I've watched Serena. I've been following her, all the slams she's been winning. It's a special feeling just to be ahead of…

— Sofia Kenin

I used to play lots of sports. I used to be a good tennis player. I used to be a decent golfer.

— Chris Murphy

Everybody loves Wimbledon, with all the tradition and everything else.

— Angelique Kerber

I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.

— Juergen Teller

I'm deadly serious even when I play tennis against my kids. I want to beat their brains out.

— Jack Nicklaus