Tennis Quotes · Page 48

When you're a kid and practice on clay, you're always, 'Oh, I wish I could win Roland Garros.'

— Garbine Muguruza

To come back from injury to qualify my country for the Davis Cup final and then to win my third trophy, it…

— David Goffin

I have to do two or three hours of treatments every day just to be able to step onto a tennis court.

— Juan Martin del Potro

If you don't do something special against Chris Evert you find yourself losing concentration after 35 shots.

— Julie Heldman

Tennis runs in cycles. There are victories. There are disappointments.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Tim Henman, I guess, is sitting in the locker room, pacing up and down.

— John Inverdale

If you want to become a better tennis player, sometimes you have to miss. Sometimes you have to lose.

— Jannik Sinner

I am not blonde, yes. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely.

— Marion Bartoli

Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off…

— Dean Cain

Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come…

— Christopher Bollen

In corporate levels, it's all about tailoring your shirt and which tennis club you belong to and which watch you are wearing…

— Ron Livingston

When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ...…

— Serena Williams

That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being…

— Daniela Hantuchova

And, honestly, tennis is such a tough sport as it is, it's only you on court, so you've got to deal with…

— Alex de Minaur

Roger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever…

— Marat Safin

The only people that really have a chance against Serena [Williams] are people that are strong, that can handle her power that…

— Martina Navratilova

In the current [Carter] administration, who can use the White House swimming pool and tennis courts is decided at the very highest…

— Henry A. Kissinger

It is an occasion (playing a Grand Slam final) you don't get every day. It was completely new for me. I take…

— Sabine Lisicki

Our behaviour as an athlete is often determined by our previous experiences and how we dealt with those experiences. It is these…

— David Horne

I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really…

— Samantha Stosur

I used to always want to play the perfect match, and this meant not losing a point. The realisation came around the…

— Ana Ivanovic

“I didn't cry when they buried my father - I wouldn't let myself. I didn't cry when they buried my sister. On…

— Greg Garber

All that proves is that most of the world is too poor to build bowling alleys, golf courses, tennis courts and baseball…

— Mike Royko

I remember when I was 4 years old, I was a little bit 'wanty.' Like if I wanted something I could start…

— Daniil Medvedev

Tennis spoke to me. I liked being alone on the court. I liked the idea of all the mistakes being on me.

— Coco Gauff

Unlike cricket or tennis, athletics receive no money and so it remains a poor man's sport.

— P. T. Usha

I would love to have a beautiful family one day, to win Slams. I'd love my kids to see me play before…

— Grigor Dimitrov

Wimbledon is Wimbledon - and if you win it and get no points, of course you'd still take it.

— Ajla Tomljanovic

Usually, I wear tennis shoes because my feet are flat, and it hurts to wear anything other than shoes that are cushiony.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Challenging the truth is like playing tennis against the wall! The defeat is inevitable!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Tennis has to be very careful.Not everyone is a computer, it is very good we have John McEnroe. I hope we have…

— Boris Becker

Gender is irrelevant. Certainly the tennis ball doesn't know what the gender was of the tennis coach.

— Martina Navratilova

I dreamed of always playing Wimbledon and the other grand slams but I never dreamed of people actually recognizing me.

— Coco Gauff

A part of me feels very Swiss: I follow Swiss sports - curling, for example - and I support Swiss teams. I…

— Ivan Rakitic

My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for…

— Ivan Lendl

I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog.

— Serena Williams

Tennis and golf offer much more visibility for apparel companies than team sports.

— Christopher Eubanks

No, I want my kids to be Tiger Woods. And Serena Williams. I dig those two.

— Junior Seau

I think in terms of how my game developed on clay that was amazing.

— Tim Henman

This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.

— Anthony Joshua