Virginia Graham Quotes
Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.
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I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't know who the hell I am. Maybe that says something about bookstore clerks.
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Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.
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I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.
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I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.
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It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.
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I'd heard he was good, and what the hell sense does it make not to hire somebody because of their color?
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I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after those eight months as a fireman.
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I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
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I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural - no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck.
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I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldn't have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.
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Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.
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Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that.
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I'm a school dropout. So, at the age of 16, I moved to Mumbai to try my luck on some business.
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It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.
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You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.
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My life has been very lucky, but I made some of that luck.
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When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.
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Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
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Your luck goes up and down like swings and roundabouts.
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A useless life is an early death. [Ger., Ein unnutz Leben ist ein fruher Tod.]
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I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit
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So many objects, so many memories. Each was being labelled and packed away in bags just as it was in her mind. To be stored in an area that would sometime be called upon to teach and help in future life.
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Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.
