Tennis Player Quotes

• Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

  Serena Williams

  Motivational, Athlete, Knowing

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• I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

  Pete Sampras

  Inspirational Sports, Winning, Talking

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

  Serena Williams

  Positive, Sports, Believe

  "Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap". fortune.com. July 31, 2017.

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  One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

  Arthur Ashe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.

  Boris Becker

  Sports, Winning, Play

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• If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

  Andre Agassi

  Motivational Sports, Winning, Practice

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• I don't mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That's all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.

  Roger Federer

  Children, Fun, Player

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• I play each point like my life depends on it.

  Rafael Nadal

  Play, Tennis, Depends

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• To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

  Sugar Ray Robinson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.

  Stan Wawrinka

  Home, Winning, Player

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• In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

  Andy Murray

  Knowing, Tennis, Opponents

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I hate to lose more than I love to win.

  Jimmy Connors

  Hate, Winning, Tennis

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• When I play, I feel like in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis player?

  Anna Kournikova

  Player, Tennis, Theatre

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• As a kid, I was a little self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone. A bad habit of mine used to be slouching. Eventually, I realized my height was something I couldn't control, so I might as well accept it. I've certainly turned it into a positive, because without my height I probably wouldn't be as good of a tennis player. It's a gift, and I've made something of it.

  John Isner

  Kids, Player, Self

  Source: espn.go.com

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• If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

  Serena Williams

  Gun, Focus, Tennis

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• I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality.

  Serena Williams

  Player, Tennis, Quality

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• Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.

  Billie Jean King

  Girl, Tennis, Hints

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• It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.

  Pete Sampras

  Men, Tennis, Balls

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• I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.

  Roger Federer

  Soccer, Player, Tennis

  CNN interview, www.cnn.com. December 6, 2007.

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• What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

  John McEnroe

  Stay Strong, Winning, Tennis

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• As a tennis player you can win and you can lose, and you have to be ready for both. I practised self-control as a kid. But as you get older they both - winning and losing - get easier.

  Rafael Nadal

  Kids, Winning, Player

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• I've been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.

  Maria Sharapova

  Player, Tennis, Competition

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• Being number two sucks.

  Andre Agassi

  Motivation, Two, Numbers

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• Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

  Bill Gates

  Success, Basketball, Player

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• I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

  Gabriela Sabatini

  Sports, Confidence, Player

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