Tennis Quotes

874 quotes by 386 authors

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. — Arthur Ashe
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others… — Arthur Ashe
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. — Arthur Ashe
I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. — Arthur Ashe
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. — Arthur Ashe
Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing. — Boris Becker
Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn't love, because my first love… — Boris Becker
When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly… — Hugo Black
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose. — Andre Agassi
First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome.… — Andre Agassi
Being number two sucks. — Andre Agassi
I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis. — Andre Agassi
But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all… — Andre Agassi
I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player. — George H. W. Bush
People often put me in a V-neck tennis club sweater, driving a Bentley, but my life wasn't like that. — Julian Casablancas
I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition. — Amy Chua
A good deal of education consists of unlearning-the breaking of bad habits as with a tennis serve. — Mary McCarthy
Golf is the only sport I know of where a player pays for every mistake. A man can muff a serve in tennis, miss a… — Lloyd Mangrum
Tennis is like a wonderful, longstanding relationship with a husband. Golf is a tempestuous, lousy lover; it's totally unpredicatable, a constant surprise. — Dinah Shore
Swinging at daisies is like playing electric guitar with a tennis racket: if it were that easy, we could all be Jerry Garcia. The ball… — Michael Bamberger

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