Tennis Quotes
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Southern California was for a long time the vineyard of tennis.
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Today's average American is more apt to rebel against a tennis shoe not coming in the right color than against the slow erosion of our democratic freedom.
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After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It's not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that.
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It's important to understand that you have to dedicate time to your sponsors, to have relationships with the people and the media, but it is also hard when you are first coming up and your primary focus is on tennis.
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The old boys' club of closed tennis court relationships is on the way out.
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Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off.
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I think it is very important to have a life off the court, and to me, it wasn't that hard to balance tennis and a relationship.
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I really thought to myself, 'If I'm going to do anything in this world, I am going to be the best I can be.' I have a tennis coach that has taken me as far as my body can go. I hired a private skiing coach during my birthday week. I have a private yoga instructor. I just don't understand why you wouldn't give yourself every advantage.
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I admire Roger Federer, not only for his tennis but also for his personality.
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Women have it better in tennis than any other sport, but you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of playing.
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Those who say that Serena isn't serious about tennis; she wants to go Hollywood. That's true, about Hollywood. I would love to get a lot of acting gigs. But you wouldn't believe the stuff I've turned down because of my tournament schedule...I would do well beside (comedian) Chris Tucker.
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Tennis is interesting because the women are almost more popular than the men. In the U.S. Open, women even get exactly the same money as the men.
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I am always working out, whether I am on vacation or at home. When in La Jolla, I like to surf, play tennis, and golf - but surfing is definitely my favorite.
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A lot is yet to be enjoyed. I'd like to stomp grapes for wine. Go to Antarctica. Have dinner with Venus Williams who is the greatest tennis player ever.
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I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.
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I really just try to enjoy the game and hope that I can inspire young kids. I started playing tennis because of Monica Seles, and I try to promote the sport in the best possible way. Sometimes it's hard because you get upset on court, but I think in life one learns through experiences in order to evolve as a person.
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Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.
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Unlike in my young days I'm not able to eat, drink and sleep tennis.
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Ivan Lendl is a robot, a solitary, mechanical man who lives with his dogs behind towering walls at his estate in Connecticut. A man who so badly wants to have a more human image that he's having surgery to remove the bolts from his neck.
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Tennis has given me soul.
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Before I got addicted to comedy, I was seriously thinking about playing tennis full time. I joined the tennis team and played with a lot of professionals.
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I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
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With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.
