Rod Laver

Manners are manners. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase have no respect. I don't want my kid seeing Nastase play. The demeanor you…

— Rod Laver

Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael…

— Rod Laver

Players who win on a clay surface are those who can control the ball, playing steadily and accurately from the back-court, keeping…

— Rod Laver

When you've got your man down, rub him out.

— Rod Laver

When Hoad and Rosewall were at their best, and I was a youngster, they had no qualms about saying, 'Hey kid, let's…

— Rod Laver

The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up.

— Rod Laver

I saw Kyrgios down in Australia. He played some very good tennis, won two or three matches, and has done the same…

— Rod Laver

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

— Rod Laver

Camaraderie builds. We travelled together to Rome, Paris, Wimbledon, the U.S., lots of places. In a way, I miss it right now.…

— Rod Laver

Each match is a huge effort from a physical point of view. You can only hit so many balls before your elbow…

— Rod Laver

Forty years ago, the players were like a travelling circus - we went everywhere together and were pretty good friends.

— Rod Laver

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

When you have the opportunity, you strike.

— Rod Laver

I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm…

— Rod Laver

I like to let my racket do the talking.

— Rod Laver

The next point - that's all you must think about.

— Rod Laver

I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the…

— Rod Laver

Yes, I hit with heavy top-spin, but when you look at the little rackets I played with, the Maxply Dunlop, you had…

— Rod Laver

As a tennis player, you have a record, and that is what counts. I feel like I enjoyed myself, and I'm proud…

— Rod Laver

We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever…

— Rod Laver

Looking back, in comparison, there wasn't that much that you could do with a wooden racket. In my day, the matches were…

— Rod Laver

Funny thing about the volatile and biased French crowds. While they'd prefer to be cheering a countryman and giving his foreign opponent…

— Rod Laver

It can be a daunting prospect for any player to know that his opponent will never, ever quit.

— Rod Laver

I'm usually pretty good in the garden.

— Rod Laver

I don't know much about Mauresmo apart from the fact she played great tennis. Is she a good technician? I don't know…

— Rod Laver