Tennis Quotes
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To play against Serena in a final is something special. You know you must play your best tennis.
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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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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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Isn't it funny - why is it called a tennis bracelet? It doesn't seem very tennis, does it?
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Tennis is physical chess.
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Acting is like a sporting match; a tennis game, but no one should win or lose. The game's the thing!
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Southern California was for a long time the vineyard of tennis.
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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That's my every day: putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis.
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I've always loved playing tennis. When I was 12, my parents decided that I should try to do it seriously. My father started to travel with me, and as a family, we tried to make it work.
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Probably around 14, when I was finishing primary school. I'm coming from a pretty small city in Croatia, not too many options to train, not too many players. So I had to either choose to stay at home to do more school or move to Zagreb to the national training center. That was when I made decisions to do something better in tennis.
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I admire Roger Federer, not only for his tennis but also for his personality.
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If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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I can be a tennis player, a golf player, and even a soccer player.
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My priority is always playing tennis and practising and doing my schedule with my 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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Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.
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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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I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.
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When you're tired, you say, 'Hey, I need to rest from tennis or something.'
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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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Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it.
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I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't notice what they said on television, I wasn't reading any papers. I had a coach and a manager, and they kept me in the bubble.
