Wrestling was my first success, the first thing that confirmed that I could be good at anything. Devoting yourself to wrestling, or… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Maybe not after every big win, but for example at the Grand Slams, if I reach the semifinals I like to buy… — Carlos Alcaraz Copy Share Image
If they had rankings in baseball, maybe I would have been able to do the math and figure out my chances of… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
You did the best you could," and she seemed to believe I had. I said, "I've just been going through the motions,"… — Melissa Bank Copy Share Image
I'm more in that Rafa Nadal high-energy high-octane mold out there. I wear that emotion on the court. That's how I play… — Lleyton Hewitt Copy Share Image
There's a lot of things I want to do. I want to learn Italian. I want to learn to play tennis better.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have been playing tennis for a very long time. Tennis is my life. I see my life in other places, and… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I like playing a bit of golf. But, if people went around beating people to death with golf clubs, I'd say, 'Ban… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
I've still got a way to go when it comes to tennis ball acting, which is where you'll have the unseen object… — Emma D'Arcy Copy Share Image
I really like the smell of the tennis balls, the new ones. I don't need to do it, but it's just my… — Dominika Cibulkova Copy Share Image
People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there. Maybe my methods aren't socially acceptable to some, but it's… — Jimmy Connors Copy Share Image
For a long time I couldn't even watch tennis on TV because I missed it too much. I was bitter and upset… — Robin Soderling Copy Share Image
Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness...they are more important to me.… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
I think that's something cool for women's tennis, to have several big names always reaching the last stages of the tournament; to… — Aryna Sabalenka Copy Share Image
I never did drama at school. I did it for one term, when it was compulsory, and I hated it. Tennis was… — Luke Mitchell Copy Share Image
Once you move into the second week of a Grand Slam, you know you are getting closer to playing on some of… — Kiki Bertens Copy Share Image
I love my life. I commentate for Eurosport, so you could say I've reached the final of every grand slam since 2002… — Mats Wilander Copy Share Image
I was OK at tennis - good enough to beat Serena Williams, definitely... But no, I don't really like playing solo sport,s… — Lucy Bronze Copy Share Image
“Fifteen love,' Chris said in a strong, clear voice as he set up for his next serve, and Elizabeth sensed that in… — Francine Pascal Copy Share Image
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Djokovic against Tsonga in 2008 is not the same as in 2010. He knows that I can play well and he knows… — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Copy Share Image
I started when I was 8 years old, which is obviously nowadays pretty late, but I guess in my generation it was… — Jana Novotna Copy Share Image
I'm a very creative person in general. I like to create stuff in my downtime off the court. If I were to… — Grigor Dimitrov Copy Share Image
Winning your first in every Grand Slam is always super special. But in Roland Garros, knowing all the Spanish players who have… — Carlos Alcaraz Copy Share Image
It's cool to see, like, when I get messages or I see fans and they're not really tennis fans but they become… — Jessica Pegula Copy Share Image
It's not easy with tennis, because if you want to see your daughter a lot, then your wife has to sacrifice a… — Daniil Medvedev Copy Share Image
If you didn't have power, you had to have touch and serve and volley, which I found very exciting and that's why… — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
I was an accomplished junior tennis player up to around fourteen years old. At fourteen or fifteen I made the decision to… — Aaron Zigman Copy Share Image
For someone watching, it's amazing to see five hours of great tennis. But I'm not really jealous to stay there for five… — Aryna Sabalenka Copy Share Image
I'd like to live a normal life. I'd like to be able to go out and play some tennis. I'd like to… — Anita Bryant Copy Share Image
“Well, with that filly in my line of vision blushing like a virgin, something in me was bound to stand at attention.… — A.G. Starling Copy Share Image
I don't put myself under huge pressure because if I don't play well at one grand slam, I know there's another one… — Karolina Pliskova Copy Share Image
I don't get out of bed every day to play to win a tennis tournament, I honestly don't. I do it because… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
It is a great feeling even thinking about being French Open winner and Wimbledon champion the same year, that few players have… — Carlos Alcaraz Copy Share Image
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I grew up in an age where women's tennis did not have similar prizes to men, and they played in complete obscurity,… — David Stern Copy Share Image
I love women's tennis, and I want it to do well. But I don't want to pander. I don't have to be… — Pam Shriver Copy Share Image
It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played… — Ana Ivanovic Copy Share Image
Everybody talks about talent. But talent is not only athleticism. It's not only tennis shots. It's everything. It's the attitude you have… — Gael Monfils Copy Share Image
I've been an athlete all my life. I was a competitive figure skater, and then when I realized skating was not an… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
