Tennis Quotes · Page 35

I've never considered myself a doubles player. I've just enjoyed playing it.

— Jack Sock

Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.

— Bobby Riggs

You know why I want to win? Because of 15,000 reasons inside of the tennis court.

— Marat Safin

Neither tennis nor golf is considered among the top two sports in Japan.

— Kei Nishikori

People always look shocked when I tell them the Cincinnati Open is one of my favorite tournaments.

— Madison Keys

I did not expect to win a Slam at age 20. I did not expect to win Wimbledon. Everything came so, so fast.

— Carlos Alcaraz

I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.

— Roger Federer

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.

— Mitch Hedberg

I recall waking to the realisation that I was the best table tennis player under 17 in north Manchester and parts of…

— Howard Jacobson

That's when you've got to grit your teeth and hang in there and try and find a way to win when you're…

— Lleyton Hewitt

Before I had a problem with playing under pressure because I felt great in practices and then, in a match, suddenly my…

— Iga Swiatek

You have clay players that have maybe struggled doing as well on hard courts and those will get criticised. But you also…

— Casper Ruud

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was…

— Andre Agassi

Just the other day someone threw a bra duct-taped to a tennis ball. I just stood there, playing guitar, thinking how this…

— Dave Grohl

I love an actor who comes in, ready to work. It's like a good tennis player. They hit the ball where you…

— Martin Landau

As a tennis player, or any professional athlete, our career has a shelf life. I don't want to waste any opportunities, I…

— John Isner

I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking…

— Jwala Gutta

Besides my strokes improving, I've gotten a lot more comfortable with the game. The travel's not so tough any more, I'm learning…

— Mardy Fish

It has changed, quite a lot. It is very different now, there are quicker men, they are taller, stronger, have great stamina.…

— Bjorn Borg

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

— Gautam Gambhir

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

When I reached America, there was so much space and colour. The possibilities seemed endless. At least that's how I felt at…

— Martina Navratilova

The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the…

— George Plimpton

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 have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.

— Sania Mirza

These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any…

— John Lindsay

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win.

— Novak Djokovic

Every time Wimbledon is on, I am thinking, 'Yes, I could do the same and get out the racket.' Sadly, not the…

— Kate Middleton

Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.

— Pete Sampras

I'm proud of winning the British Open in 1983 when I was very young.

— Shirley Ballas

One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis.…

— Martina Hingis

I try to avoid doing movies where I act with tennis balls. It's ultimately incredibly tedious.

— Jeremy Irons

Rafael Nadal, I see no demons in him. None. Unless he picks up the racket with his right hand.

— Mats Wilander

I've been on a tennis court all my life. The only thing that's been there longer is the net post.

— Frances Tiafoe

People don't ask Andre Agassi, 'You know you're the No. 1 tennis player in the world... have you thought about polo?'

— Rob Schneider

That top 100 is a big barrier that every tennis player strives to break into.

— Ashleigh Barty

Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net.

— Jim Courier

There are a lot of men playing great tennis well into their thirties.

— Kevin Anderson

I've realised I've hit enough tennis balls to last me a lifetime.

— Tim Henman

Do I play tennis? Man, I had one of the baddest overhead rights of anyone. Bam!

— Don King