Tennis Quotes · Page 44

For nostalgia, I like to play Merion - I was fortunate enough to win the U.S. Open there.

— Justin Rose

Roger inspires me, we both play the one-hand backhand, he's also a very aggressive player.

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

Tennis is my dream. It is what I love. And it is what I want to be best at.

— Grigor Dimitrov

Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English.

— Jane Kaczmarek

The only possible regret I have is the feeling that I will die without having played enough tennis.

— Jean Borotra

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the…

— Lleyton Hewitt

You can see Bjorn Borg, but when I watch some game of him I want just to take a nap, no?

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

My serve has killed a small dog ... I'm joking, I'm joking! The dog was huge!

— Andy Roddick

So when they see me everybody brrrrrap's, brrrrrraps. Man I'm like a young gun fully black Barrack. I cried tear drops over…

— Tinie Tempah

If your daughter loves tennis, don't send her to dance classes. Let them learn spirituality. Don't shut them up in air-conditioned rooms…

— Vivek

I was a professional tennis player in my teens. I played mostly in Europe. I was top 10 in the world in…

— Boris Kodjoe

I know it's not the most important thing for me to win the most grand slams and be remembered in this world.…

— Venus Williams

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to…

— Roger Federer

I make movies the same way other kids play tennis or go to piano lessons. I'm trying to get better at what…

— Elle Fanning

I've pretty much been portrayed as every style thing you can be. After Wimbledon you are Andy Everyman, who everybody is rooting…

— Andy Roddick

Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. I don't know if you ever played competitive…

— James Lee Burke

That result at the French was a big break for me. I had been playing quite well up until that point but…

— Jo Durie

As for 1994 [ U.S. Open], I didn't do very well, but it was a great occasion for me even though I…

— Arnold Palmer

D.H. Lawrence, I think, defined the difference between writing an article and writing a novel very well. He said, in writing a…

— Amos Oz

Yes, there are times where I might play one bad service game a set. If you look at Sampras, he might play…

— Tim Henman

I get some letters from a lot of people. Sometimes it's nice, with letters from kids or from parents of kids who…

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion…

— Samantha Stosur

Wimbledon was the last grand slam to get any wheelchair tennis in there at all. There was this idea that it was…

— Dylan Alcott

The conditions change so much at the French Open, you know, you have to be prepared for something you really don't know…

— Mats Wilander

There were many occasions in my career where I could have given up, where I asked myself whether I would ever make…

— Amelie Mauresmo

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

— Pete Sampras

I feel like I find myself definitely drawn to being in sports, whether that's in tennis or in something my family does.

— Jessica Pegula

With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing.

— Roger Federer

Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can…

— Arthur Ashe

There was always sibling rivalry. Tennis, football, boxing, whatever - you always want to come out on top of big sis.

— Nikita Parris

For many years, tennis was the most important thing in my life. That was great. Nothing wrong with that.

— John Isner

Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone.

— Rafael Nadal

My audiences have given me lots of love as a tennis player. I hope they appreciate my passion for acting.

— Leander Paes

If I ever get the chance to win a grand slam, I think only then will I feel the feeling of being…

— Bernard Tomic

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire…

— Roger Federer

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court.

— Andy Roddick

I know it's going to be just magical, and almost certainly going to be over quickly - on playing Sharapova.

— Casey Dellacqua

I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.

— Patrick Rafter

If I was to win the U.S. Open or something, I won't play again for the rest of the year.

— Nick Kyrgios

Usually I'm traveling for tennis, so the most important thing for me is to not get jet lag.

— John Isner