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Tennis Quotes by Tim Henman

41 Tennis quotes by Tim Henman

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Tim Henman’s tennis quotes mix strategy, passion, and advice. He talks about making opponents cover the whole court and how his own obsession drove him to chase the sport. He also urges promoting tennis in inner‑city schools, taking regular breaks, and aiming farther than just reaching the quarter‑finals.

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Andy Murray is very special.

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I was in the football, rugby, cricket and hockey teams at school; bit of squash. Tennis obviously.

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Quarter-finals is good at a Grand Slam, but I think we want to go farther.

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I didn't play my best but I won. He was a lucky loser but I think he went out of luck today.

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If I could have played my whole career on one court it would have been the Centre Court at Wimbledon.

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I feel at times I get blamed for the weather at Wimbledon.

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There's another 44 weeks of the season out there, and tennis needs to be less reliant on the slams.

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At Wimbledon there is a golf putting machine to play on in the locker room.

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

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The ATP is a difficult structure, it is 50% players, 50% tournaments. And so if you are the chairperson of that organization,…

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Tennis has always been my hobby and I love to play but it's also not a bad way to earn your living…

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I had eight consecutive years in the top 20 and five of those were in the top 10. That's something I'm very…

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No question, when you're talking about Grand Slams, they're the pinnacle of the game, and that's what I want to be winning.

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People ask me if I would like my children to play tennis, and I'm, like, 'Hmm. Maybe not.' And that's a bit…

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A lot of clay court players want rhythm. They want the time to play from the baseline, and it's about preventing them…

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Movement on clay is totally different to every other surface and you have to have that balance and understanding of how to…

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When I think about how badly I wanted to be a player, and how obsessed I was with the game, I think…

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During rallies, it's always crucial to make Nadal cover the whole width of the court. He likes to camp out in his…

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

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I would say, hand on heart, I probably had a very good relationship with the press. The tennis journalists that followed me…

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Clay is so challenging as a surface because you want to be playing aggressively but the margins are so small and it's…

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Wimbledon is quite simply the ultimate championship, and I'd be the first to admit it was the one I wanted to win.…

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When you are dealing with two players who are almost mirror images, the contest often boils down to first-serve percentage. Who is…

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The players should appreciate how lucky they are with the opportunities they've got, and they've got to get out there and maximise…

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There are too many British players who just aren't good enough. And that's not through lack of effort. But in terms of…

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It's important to promote tennis in inner city schools so kids in those areas have access to the sport.

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The side of me you see when I'm having a laugh is not the one most conducive to playing my best tennis.

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

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A professional's racket is such a personal thing, and it's the tool of your trade.

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It's disappointing to have lost - that's the bee's knees of it...

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I know I'm not the best tennis player there's ever been, but calling me a loser is just ignorance.

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Tennis was my hobby which became my career but it never felt like a job.

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India needs better singles players to progress as a tennis nation. They need to develop, be physically fitter and stronger.

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Playing the tennis circuit, I travelled so much for so long, that being at home is now one of my favourite things.

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If there has been any match-fixing then we need to make sure that it's erased from our sport because it's a crime…

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You cannot play every week, and a couple of weeks away is vital. When you look at Federer's record and the number…

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Tennis is not always that accessible but I sometimes think badminton is harder - tennis you can always play against the wall…

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Unless we get children playing tennis, we'll lose the talented ones with good athletic ability and hand-eye coordination to football and other…

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I've had some decent wins this year against higher ranked players but what I've failed to do is to build on those.

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Players need to look at their own tours, which are run separately from the slams, and ask why they haven't improved the…

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I still remember playing my first Challenger tournament in Hong Kong in 1990, and the prize fund was $50,000.

The players that always used to frighten me were the big servers so someone like John Isner if he gets on a roll with…

During rallies, it's always crucial to make Nadal cover the whole width of the court. He likes to camp out in his backhand corner,…

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I'll keep doing the right things and the results will come

I've always been a very good sleeper. I can sleep any time, anywhere and never lost sleep before a big match.

Sunday lunch is always pretty social.

When I think about how badly I wanted to be a player, and how obsessed I was with the game, I think that, for…

I think the women's game is a bit different to the men's. They mature at a much younger age in the women's game.

I would say, hand on heart, I probably had a very good relationship with the press. The tennis journalists that followed me throughout my…

I love the Dunhill Links and I absolutely love playing golf in Scotland.

The players should appreciate how lucky they are with the opportunities they've got, and they've got to get out there and maximise that. That's…

For a few years after I stopped playing people would ask me how I was coping with retirement and there would often be a…

It's a fact of life that there will always be people who try to cut corners.

I had a shoulder problem during my career when I changed my service action and needed an operation.