Age Quote by Pam Shriver

Tennis was a big part of my life from as far back as I can remember.

— Rod Laver

I didn't know any life apart from tennis since I was eight years old.

— Bernard Tomic

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

I played a lot of tennis when I was young.

— Roy Hodgson

Tennis has been a part of my life since I was five years old.

— Ashleigh Barty

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

I started when I was 8 years old, which is obviously nowadays pretty late, but I guess in my generation it was all right.…

— Jana Novotna

I didn't associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19.

— Johanna Konta

I played tennis when I was younger. I don't know if I could have been a professional, but I am still passionate about it.

— Hugo Lloris

I never thought I was going to make a career out of tennis, to be honest, until I was 10 or 11 years old.…

— Grigor Dimitrov

I was a tennis player in high school and college.

— Kirsten Gillibrand

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

— Tim Henman