Tennis Quotes · Page 37

I'm only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch.

— Venus Williams

I grip very close to the butt of the racket. This allows me to get a lot of wrist action to create…

— Sloane Stephens

I want to win every game - soccer, tennis, it doesn't matter. When I play I am very loud. I am very…

— Julian Nagelsmann

Nothing is etched in stone in tennis until the final point has been played. That's why we watch.

— Dave McPherson

You are always talking about yourself and tennis and how you are feeling. I try to avoid it when I don't have…

— Andy Murray

Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin

— Richard Krajicek

I think that the ATP and the WTA are doing a good job because they're satisfying their fans, and I am one…

— Patrick Mouratoglou

If you want a player to serve and volley more, you need to teach them to do that more, how to move…

— Andy Murray

Climbing has so much more culture than all other activities put together. There is no culture in tennis, just a few names,…

— Reinhold Messner

It's not so bad that I can't touch my toes. But I'm not one of the most flexible guys. When you look…

— Tomas Berdych

I would say that Roger Federer is pretty amazing. And Manny Pacquiao - he's such a tiny, little lightweight guy, but the…

— Wladimir Klitschko

Sometimes I need to switch off and I like being competitive and am not able to play tennis 15 hours per day.…

— Daniil Medvedev

I'm extremely happy and extremely grateful to these stem cells. I started tennis again, and it's going very well. I have no…

— Princess Michael of Kent

The most challenging thing is people do see me as a tennis player, but I've had a lot of opportunities because I…

— Venus Williams

Tennis always fascinated me, because it made every demand: technology, tactics, physique, endurance. The competition of one against one has a very…

— Ralph Hasenhuttl

I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing…

— Petra Kvitova

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

— Bernard DeVoto

Tennis takes care of everything. It requires agility and quickness to get to the ball, core strength to get power into your…

— Samantha Stosur

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

— Roger Federer

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

— Pam Shriver

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

I can see that the tennis for the fans could be a bit boring, and these days you have these new modern…

— Tomas Berdych

I didn't realize until I was doing commentary what a gladiator-like competition tennis is - other than no one dies. The crowd…

— Martina Navratilova

I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.

— W. P. Kinsella

My serve can get better, for sure. It's not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

— Rafael Nadal

Snooker's never going to be that. It's never going to be a worldwide game like tennis and golf. It's never going to…

— Judd Trump

If I can't serve on grass, I can maybe help cut the grass, paint the lines and serve some strawberries.

— Goran Ivanisevic

When you play semifinals on a Grand Slam, anything can happen, so you must be ready for the chance.

— Juan Martin del Potro

We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her?

— Venus Williams

This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.

— John McEnroe

Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living balls...

— Jim Harrison

The first rounds of a tournament are always tricky because playing tennis takes a lot out of you.

— Venus Williams

Now I can say I'm a Grand Slam champion, and it sounds really crazy.

— Angelique Kerber

Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam.

— Naomi Osaka

I go out there because I love tennis and I love playing. To hold the trophy in the end, you know, it's…

— Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Just playing against Serena, you've really got to fight for every point.

— Sofia Kenin

I really loved playing tennis because everything was from my side. I had my head under control, which in skiing is very…

— Jannik Sinner

Age is nothing, can still win the Grand Slam, pretty happy about my age, more experience.

— Li Na

I never dreamed to win a Grand Slam. It was never a dream because, for me, it was way too far.

— Stan Wawrinka