Tennis Quotes - Page 2

• An otherwise happily married couple may turn a mixed doubles game into a scene from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

  Rod Laver

  Couple, Virginia, Games

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• Chris Lloyd came out of the dressing room like a pistol.

  Virginia Wade

  Pistols, Rooms, Dressings

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• Strangely enough, Kathy Jordan is getting to the net first, which she always does.

  Fred Perry

  Doe, Jordan, Firsts

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• Ann's got to take her nerve by the horns.

  Virginia Wade

  Nerves, Horns

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• Lloyd did what he achieved with that shot.

  Jack Bannister

  Shots

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• And here's Zivojinovic, six foot six inches tall and fourteen pounds ten ounces.

  Dan Maskell

  Feet, Six, Pounds

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• Martina, she's got several layers of steel out there like a cat with nine lives.

  Virginia Wade

  Cat, Steel, Layers

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• Those two volleys really could be the story of this match summed up at the end of it.

  Barry Davies

  Two, Stories, Ends

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• Lendl has remained throughout as calm as the proverbial iceberg.

  Dan Maskell

  Calm, Iceberg, Proverbial

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• Lleyton Hewitt... his two greatest strengths are his legs, his speed, his agility and his competitiveness.

  Pat Cash

  Two, Agility, Legs

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• I started when I was 4, but I didn't play seriously until I was 8.

  Kathy Rinaldi

  Play

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• I don't go out there to love my enemy. I go out there to squash him.

  Jimmy Connors

  Squash, Enemy

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• Lady, can you speak up a little bit? Indianapolis is a little far from Europe - I can't hear you.

  Marat Safin

  Europe, Littles, Speak

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• I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.

  Serena Williams

  Fighting, People, Relax

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• I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.

  Serena Williams

  Women, Play

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• There's too much money and too many nice guys around.

  John McEnroe

  Nice, Guy, Too Much

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• Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

  Andy Roddick

  Home, Player, Thinking

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• If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.

  Chris Evert

  Life, Sports, Attitude

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• It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn.

  Samantha Stosur

  Christmas, Sports, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.

  Martina Navratilova

  Inspirational, Commitment, Pigs

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• It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball consistently well within the boundaries of the court. That analysis is just as specious as thinking that the difficulty in portraying King Lear on stage is learning all the lines.

  Virginia Wade

  Kings, Thinking, People

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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, Hints, Bigs

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• It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.

  Andre Agassi

  Winning, Thinking, Focus

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

  Rafael Nadal

  Play, Depends, Motivational Tennis

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• I am the best tennis player who cannot play tennis.

  Ion Tiriac

  Player, I Am The Best, Play

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