Tennis Quotes

Comedy prepared me for drama. There are a couple techniques you can think of. One of my acting teachers said that comedy is like ping-pong, and drama is tennis. You take things a bit slower, so you do get to breathe more and take some more time.

Craig Robinson
- Time
- Comedy
- Couple
I dislike the gym, but I'll chase a tennis ball all day.

Matt Kuchar
- Tennis
- Gym

Every stroke a tennis player plays is different, yet we perceive them as playing in a distinctive and unique way. It's what Heidegger called a certain 'how' of existing. It's ultimately always singular, and the double task of (a) getting it in view and (b) communicating it to others will inevitably be marked more often by failure than success!

George Pattison
On winter Sundays when I was a child, we waited for my father to return from his tennis game with bagels and sturgeon and for my mother to object when the 1 P.M. Giants game began.

Jane Leavy
- Mother
- Father
- Game
People sometimes say, "Isn't it boring, isn't it always the same? It's the same lines." I go, "Well, do you play tennis? Because that's the best analogy I can give." If you go out eight times and play tennis eight times this week, yeah it's the same rules but it's a different game every time you're out on that court.And that's the best analogy I can come up with the theater.

Kevin Spacey
- People
- Up
- Time
It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis.

Anna Kournikova
- True
- Tennis
- Seductive
My audiences have given me lots of love as a tennis player. I hope they appreciate my passion for acting.

Leander Paes
- Hope
- Passion
- Player
My grandmother was whip smart as well as an incredible athlete. She played tennis in her sari, cheered on the Indian team in cricket matches, and tried to convince us that her made-up words were real so she could win a Scrabble game.

Pramila Jayapal
- Up
- Real
- She