Tennis Quotes
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In terms of my free time, I really don't have much. The time I do have, I enjoy being domestic and spending time with my girlfriend, hiking and playing tennis.
Corey Stoll
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To play against Serena in a final is something special. You know you must play your best tennis.
Angelique Kerber
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I auditioned for a one-act version of 'The Princess and the Pea' called 'The Ugly Duckling,' and I was cast as the King, starting a pattern of being cast in roles originally intended for men. I went to the first rehearsal, and I didn't get any laughs, and I choked and I quit. I walked away from it and joined the tennis team.
Jane Lynch
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I went to play in Brazil when I had just turned 18 and was the world's top junior player. I got to the airport, and no one knew who I was. I couldn't speak any Portuguese, and no one spoke English. Then someone said something that resembled 'tennis,' and I went with that.
John McEnroe
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They're building this new stadium for 23,000 people, which is too big for tennis. They've got their $90,000 boxes, which they can sell to people who don't care about money. But will there be room for kids? Will there be bleachers? You can't build tennis for fat cats. You have to interest new people.
Bud Collins
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All my time in rehab has made me appreciate tennis more than ever.
Kim Clijsters
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Isn't it funny - why is it called a tennis bracelet? It doesn't seem very tennis, does it?
John Cameron Mitchell
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I enjoy horse riding, tennis, yoga and running - it helps to clear my head, and I can do bits of yoga in between filming.
Anthony Howell
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Every time I go out onto a tennis court, I know what to expect.
Caroline Wozniacki
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I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.
Maria Sharapova
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Tennis has opened a number of possibilities for me, and in future, it would be great to give something back.
Ana Ivanovic
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I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are.
Martina Hingis
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In polo, you jump on a horse and you play. To play tennis, you have to train every day. It's your legs that do all the work. In polo, it's the horses' legs.
Adolfo Cambiaso
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I'm the girl who's like, 'Why wear heels when I can wear tennis shoes and be comfortable?' I've always been the girl who's like, 'Let's go play basketball.'
Kyla Pratt
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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.
John McEnroe
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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
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A tennis racket lurks in my earliest memories like a sick relative who had come to live with us. When I look at my baby pictures, there it is, resting in my crib in the place of a rattle or chew toy.
Douglas Brunt
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Anything over-handed, I do left-handed. Like throwing a ball or serving in tennis. Otherwise, right-handed, like writing and shaving.
Mike Weir
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Women's tennis has been all over the place the last few years and when you throw in injuries, it's taken on even more of a wild-card dimension.
Pam Shriver
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I did everything in high school - I played tennis, I played basketball, I was in chorus, I was in the band, I even did the mascot senior year... I went to the football games, and at half-time I went across the field, met all the cheerleaders and got their numbers! The same year, I won prom king!
Elijah Kelley
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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.
Caroline Wozniacki
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I never expected i, in the first place, when I started playing tennis, that I would ever carry the flag into the Olympic Stadium for an Olympic Games... So for me that was a surprise and a huge honor in my life to be able to represent Switzerland.
Roger Federer
