Tennis Quotes · Page 27

He slips . . . but manages to regroup himself.

— Dan Maskell

I always just thought of myself as a tennis player.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

All we see is gym, tennis court, and bed.

— Ana Ivanovic

There's definitely a lot of different players out there; not just one type of tennis you are going to win with.

— Ben Shelton

Dreams do come true if you keep believing in yourself. Anything is possible.

— Jennifer Capriati

I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.

— Deontay Wilder

To those people doubting Serena Williams, writing her off - do not do that to a champion.

— Martina Navratilova

As a kid, I'm going to be honest with you, I didn't even know there was separate rankings for singles and doubles.

— Coco Gauff

Almost every Grand Slam, I'm in second week, which is pretty positive for me.

— Karolina Pliskova

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I like things to feel a touch unfinished; sweatpants with heels, or tennis shoes with a trouser. Those things are important.

— Jenna Lyons

I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it,…

— Gael Monfils

Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the…

— Ivan Lendl

Wimbledon is the world's most boring tournament. There's hardly anything to do apart from tennis. You constantly find yourself yawning - there's…

— Nikolay Davydenko

Yes, because it's Len's obsession with practical. I've never really had that experience that I hear people having of being on an…

— Kate Beckinsale

I think at the end of your career you'll look back and say I wish I would have won every FedEx you…

— Patrick Cantlay

I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my…

— Paulette Goddard

Jimmy Connors likes the ball to come at him in a straight line, so that he can hit it back in another…

— Clive James

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a…

— Billie Jean King

My only wish would be to have 10 more lives to live on this planet. If that were possible, I'd spend one…

— Joseph Murray

Playing (Serena) it always felt like playing a steamroller. No subtlety, no finesse, just raw, loud power. To respect this style of…

— Martina Hingis

If you offer athletes stipends, then you're into pay-for-play, and that's the ballgame. People should realize that, and they should realize that…

— Charlie Pierce

I do play tennis in shorts, I have driven across the length and breadth of the country from Khardung La pass to…

— Gulzar

Right now my main aim is not to get injured any more. I am a little bit afraid of running and sliding…

— Marat Safin

I believe that one version of the good in life can be defined by the moments I sometimes had playing tennis as…

— Atul Gawande

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

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

— Bjorn Borg

A good deal of education consists of unlearning-the breaking of bad habits as with a tennis serve.

— Mary McCarthy

I think women's MMA is getting a bigger stage than women's football or tennis.

— Raquel Pennington

It's just now I think tennis has changed. There are so many girls serving well.

— Maria Sakkari

The U.S. Open was the first tournament I watched in person when I was 8 years old.

— Coco Gauff

I would be happy to do more sightseeing. I would love to do more after my tennis career.

— Caroline Garcia

The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win…

— Marat Safin

So I think, for me, playing matches - actually being in real matches - is the best way to get myself playing…

— Taylor Fritz

Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.

— Maggie Grace

My mom was a professional tennis player. She was the one who made tennis in Greece an actual sport.

— Maria Sakkari

She [Serena Williams] played some great shots, but so did I, and that was the only difference.

— Jennifer Capriati

In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.

— Li Na

If Pete’s (Sampras) child is a girl, my son will like her; if he’s a boy, my son will defeat him.

— Andre Agassi

In my free time, I love to catch up with tennis, swimming, travelling, and chess.

— Namrata Shirodkar