Dad Quote by Ben Shelton

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

— Arthur Ashe

My parents were into tennis so they knew - my mom especially - how the whole thing works, and the sacrifices you have to…

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

I was a tennis player in high school and college.

— Kirsten Gillibrand

I've been very focused on my career outside of tennis.

— Venus Williams

I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet.

— AB de Villiers

I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I…

— Jim Courier

Tennis was a particularly interesting growing-up experience. It's actually a difficult way of growing up because it's such an individual sport. It taught me…

— Andy Jassy

When I came to Spain, I joined a tennis academy, and that was where I learnt the game.

— Garbine Muguruza

As a kid, I wanted to be a pro tennis player. I was pretty good; at the tennis academies I attended, I always 'played…

— Matt Kuchar

Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a country that…

— Ana Ivanovic

I was a player who just liked to hit everything. That's where I learned to become versatile. That's where I realized I could be…

— Coco Gauff

My family are tennis coaches, and they always brought me to the tennis club. I basically had no other option than to start playing…

— Dominic Thiem