Tennis Quotes
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If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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This was a special week and a special victory for me. I played some great tennis.
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We look for opportunities to play together including basketball, tennis, swimming, riding bikes and touch football. I try to provide a loving environment where we can play. I think that's good on so many levels - emotionally, for family interactions and, of course, physically.
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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 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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Strangely, although they may seem worlds apart, boxing and tennis have a certain kinship. Two individuals head-to-head, probing for weakness and attacking it. Footwork, timing and stamina are essential. Just you and your opponent until one of you is beaten. There's no brain damage in tennis - although sometimes I wonder.
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All my time in rehab has made me appreciate tennis more than ever.
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With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.
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Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.
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Onstage, you just have to tell the absolute truth about the character you are playing. You hope you communicate it, and you hope it comes back like a tennis ball. If you're listening to the sound of your own voice, nobody else is. The audience knows, and they freeze on you.
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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.
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Wimbledon is getting a bit too like Royal Ascot. It's not what happens or who wins so much, as what clothes do I have on.
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I can't wear the same outfit twice without washing it. And tennis is a grueling occupation.
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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.
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I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
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Tennis has given me soul.
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Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.
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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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Tennis has opened a number of possibilities for me, and in future, it would be great to give something back.
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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.
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I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school.
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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.
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When you're tired, you say, 'Hey, I need to rest from tennis or something.'
