Tennis Quotes · Page 53

“In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.”

— Amit Kalantri

I'm really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that's really important.

— Stefan Edberg

When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

— Boris Becker

I'm just trying to play good tennis and win matches. Then I let other people decide what they think.

— Daniil Medvedev

It's always more fun when you see the Americans winning, especially at their home zlam. It's great for American tennis.

— Jessica Pegula

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

— Paulette Goddard

Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match)

— Viswanathan Anand

There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang…

— Guy Forget

So many players play Serena Williams, and so many players may catch her on a bad day, but she finds a way.…

— Howard Bryant

Grand Slams are different. If you can get through a few matches, the draw opens up and you get confident. You just…

— Lleyton Hewitt

My favorite shot is always gonna be the forehand. It used to always be my favorite shot when I was young, so…

— Roger Federer

Maybe sometimes I don't look like that I'm really enjoying being on the court and playing tennis, but inside, I'm really enjoying…

— Petra Kvitova

I've been athletic since I was a kid. My parents got me playing tennis when I was seven years old and I…

— Lisa Rinna

In a tiebreaker, you generally have a lot of adrenaline running through. It's all about just holding your serve, trying to hold…

— John Isner

In the beginning, I thought the Federer comparisons were cool, but after a while, I wasn't happy with it. It's not the…

— Grigor Dimitrov

There is a special sensation in getting good wood on the ball and driving a double down the left-field line as the…

— Rod Carew

Tennis is basically a game where you try to create an opportunity for yourself to finish the point, because you can't wait…

— Ivan Lendl

There was a loneliness because kids my age had video games, tennis. They traveled. They had beautiful clothes. I was wearing my…

— Riccardo Tisci

“But Stephanie hailed from suburban, midwestern nowhere, and there had been a club whose snack bar served thin, greasy burgers rather than…

— Jennifer Egan

“We made a successful, last-minute effort to get the French Open many years ago, when the USA network bailed on it. I…

— Patrick McEnroe

Tennis can be a very frustrating sport. There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it. You have to put in…

— Roger Federer

This time last year I would have said Federer would beat Sampras's record. Now I'm not so sure. His aura has gone.…

— Novak Djokovic

When I was little playing all these tournaments, I was so professional already. My parents were like, 'Oh, my gosh, she's crazy.'…

— Ajla Tomljanovic

The thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection.

— Aaron Zigman

And here's Zivojinovic, six foot six inches tall and fourteen pounds ten ounces.

— Dan Maskell

“A man will reveal his true self, or so it seems, on the tennis court.”

— Joyce Carol Oates

I want to have lots of bodyguards around me and be surrounded by beautiful women while watching my brother play at Wimbledon.

— Alex Pettyfer

I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like…

— Li Na

I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do…

— Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I would be wasting my life if I won 20 grand slams and that's all I did.

— Dylan Alcott

When the Williams sisters play tennis, it gets pretty hot. When they start grunting, I'm in.

— Robin Williams

It's always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.

— Vicki Lawrence

“Spectacular performances are preceded by spectacular preparation”

— Frank Giampaolo

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

— Monica Seles

“Hang on, you can’t punish a man for being in love,” Gaz shouted. “Love means nothing in tennis,” I said. “Literally, in…

— Heather Cocks

I've been there, done that. I know what the emotions are getting into your first Grand Slam final.

— Sofia Kenin

I have fond memories of my kabaddi exploits at Lawrence School. I also enjoyed tennis and swimming.

— Anand Mahindra

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun…

— Jimmy Connors

I want to be a top-10 player and I want to win a Grand Slam tournament.

— John Isner