Tennis Quotes · Page 54

It's no disgrace to play against the world's champions and lose by one service break in the last two sets.

— Bobby Riggs

“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.”

— Billie Jean King

I got into tennis because of my parents. They would play a little on the weekend and I liked it when I…

— Gael Monfils

Nobody expected me to win Wimbledon. It was something to strive for.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

— Billie Jean King

I admire Roger Federer, not only for his tennis but also for his personality.

— Ana Ivanovic

USTA helps me out a lot, the Tennis Center. I can't thank them enough.

— Frances Tiafoe

Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.

— Bradley Whitford

My father actually moved out from Chicago just so he could play tennis 365 days a year, so it was - it…

— Andre Agassi

Tennis players need to be very focused and very intense, and I can show tennis players are not just hitting the little…

— Tomas Berdych

Tennis is a young man's game. Until you're 25, you can play singles. From 25 to 35, you should play doubles. I…

— George Burns

It has been tough to get used to hard surfaces and adjust my game - I grew up in the Netherlands playing…

— Kiki Bertens

[Andy Murray] tries to get you to do a lot of different things. He tries to throw you off by giving you…

— Milos Raonic

Mixed doubles are always starting divorces. If you play with your wife, you fight with her; if you play with somebody else,…

— Sidney Wood

The Benson and Hedges Cup was won by McEnroe ... he was as charming as always, which means that he was as…

— Clive James

I think Pringles initial intention was to make tennis balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up,…

— Mitch Hedberg

Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but…

— Bobby Riggs

Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust…

— Gautam Gambhir

If you get to No 1, people say, 'But you didn't win a Grand Slam.' You cannot win, because you can say…

— Simona Halep

I took more anti-inflammatories probably than anybody in my 20 years of playing and I know what that terrible stomach pain can…

— Pam Shriver

There haven't been that many players, both men and women, from South Africa breaking through on the pro level. It's not easy…

— Kevin Anderson

We are not simply intellectual creatures. We wish to make love, to enjoy a gourmet dinner, to jog in the park, to…

— Paul Kurtz

I do a lot of biking. I need that mileage and the long-distance stuff because tennis demands it. My fitness trainer is…

— Tomas Berdych

Every time the ATP or WTA speak about changing something, you see the reaction. So I think they're doing a good job…

— Patrick Mouratoglou

I'm not lucky. If I play another player, even if I don't play really good, I think I can win.

— Richard Gasquet

I think when it's a high-stress situation, my tennis definitely takes a big dip.

— Madison Keys

To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.

— Mats Wilander

In Sun Valley, people play tennis and then go for a hike. You should be too tired to go for a hike!

— Mats Wilander

Serena is tough to beat; to get over her in the rankings is hard.

— Karolina Pliskova

I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win.

— Lewis Hamilton

It's Roger Federer - this guy has about a million Grand Slams and done everything.

— Frances Tiafoe

If you're at the top of the game, you're earning money. But compared to other sports, like tennis, you're earning peanuts.

— Judd Trump

I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.

— Nikita Parris

I was thinking that if I hit his nuts, maybe he would serve like a woman.

— Thomas Muster

It's crazy how it is. I mean, I go from being not known to, you know, being so known in the tennis…

— Denis Shapovalov

Winning Wimbledon, I can't get my head around that. I still can't believe it's happened.

— Andy Murray

Our view is that the very best data miners or statisticians can earn as much as the very best golfers or tennis…

— Anthony Goldbloom

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.

— Sally Ride

I would say that my downswing mirrors the path of my backswing pretty closely.

— Fred Funk

India needs better singles players to progress as a tennis nation. They need to develop, be physically fitter and stronger.

— Tim Henman