Hard Quote by Maria Sharapova

My mother didn't really want me to go into professional tennis. She thought it was too hard a life.

— Maria Sakkari

My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.

— Marat Safin

It's not easy with tennis, because if you want to see your daughter a lot, then your wife has to sacrifice a lot. She…

— Daniil Medvedev

You can be pretty selfish as tennis players, being an individual sport.

— Mardy Fish

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

— Stefanos Tsitsipas

My mother wanted very much to play tennis; she wanted, most of all, to be a singer and play the piano.

— Anonymous

It's hard being a mom, taking care of the house, the family and of yourself as an athlete.

— Mackenzie Dern

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

— Vijay Singh

The fact that nobody played tennis in my family and you'd say by chance they make three tennis courts in front of the restaurant…

— Novak Djokovic

Tennis is very tough.

— Grigor Dimitrov

It's sometimes a bit of a lonely existence, being a top tennis player. You have just got to make many sacrifices.

— Jack Draper

Professionalism in tennis ... only resulted in making billionaires out of rude children, producing an onslaught of moody defectors, and a lot of guys…

— Dan Jenkins