Tennis Quotes · Page 55

Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three…

— Andy Murray

Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game.

— Novak Djokovic

I'll prove that I'm going to be the best tennis player, one day, to play this game.

— Bernard Tomic

Tim Henman has the all-time Betty Crocker draw. We're talking Easy Bake Oven.

— Brad Gilbert

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

— Vijay Singh

Equality? They ought to play the women's final on opening day. Everybody knows who's going to be in it.

— Jimmy Connors

To me, the U.S. Open was always the Grand Slam I wanted to win most.

— Juan Martin del Potro

I've been talking to Martina [Hingis] about playing for a couple of years. Maybe I can convince her to play some doubles.

— Martina Navratilova

Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz…

— Ernest Sosa

All sports are continuously developing, but what they all have in common is that the speed is increasing. That's also true of…

— Rafael Nadal

I was always wanting to play tennis, to enjoy the game and I've loved everything about it and not one day will…

— Bernard Tomic

Me with Zverev, me with Sinner, me with Berrettini. There are going to be a lot of rivalries out there. I think…

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot…

— Andy Roddick

Players need to look at their own tours, which are run separately from the slams, and ask why they haven't improved the…

— Tim Henman

I told myself, you're in the Wimbledon third round, never reached the fourth round so you have nothing to lose so go…

— Kiki Bertens

I don't make a habit of watching tennis matches, but I try to watch all the major finals. I try to make…

— Ivan Lendl

Between the amateur and the professional . . . there is a difference not only in degree but in kind. The skillful…

— Bernard DeVoto

Possessing an array of athletic gifts is something most tennis players can only dream about. Most players, if they're lucky, have one…

— Dave McPherson

I think coming from a family that has played sports throughout their entire life, it just comes with it. You look at…

— Nelly Korda

I was a decent 800 m. runner, not 400 - and I'm actually really proud of this: I beat the girls and…

— Johanna Konta

Staying interested in a match is a lot harder than many people think. Throughout my career, I've always had trouble in the…

— Rod Laver

Roger Federer and my boyfriend, Tiger Woods, inspire me. It's incredible what they've done in their respective sports, especially Roger. He is…

— Lindsey Vonn

People all the time try to take my outside interests and make them a negative. My life has always been like that…

— Pam Shriver

The week before the (US Open) I gave a few interviews for CNN, USA Network, New York Times, USA Today and Sports…

— Roger Federer

If Serena Williams played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world.

— John McEnroe

You can be pretty selfish as tennis players, being an individual sport.

— Mardy Fish

In tennis, you can make a couple of mistakes and still win. Not in golf.

— Pete Sampras

I spend too much time sitting in an office. So I need to play sports on a regular basis, that's why I…

— Philipp Lahm

At the end I couldn't hear what the Queen was saying to me. But it was just great to see her lips…

— Virginia Wade

Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.

— Denis Shapovalov

I didn't play juniors, really. I only played Roland Garros juniors and maybe some European tournaments.

— Garbine Muguruza

I heckled somebody at the U.S. Open once. And you know, tennis, it's not a good place for that.

— Holly Hunter

Federer can be the best ever; he has the potential. The only question is whether he has the desire

— Richard Krajicek

I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.

— Denis Shapovalov

If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'

— Garbine Muguruza

When you're tired, you say, 'Hey, I need to rest from tennis or something.'

— Garbine Muguruza

I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.

— Alan Greenspan

I had to focus on my music career. But tennis has always been a passion.

— Redfoo

Even as a kid, I'd kick a tennis ball against a wall with both feet for hours. That was one way to…

— Diego Forlan

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment.

— Chris Evert