Tennis Quotes
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I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
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I thought about tennis. But the more I thought about the whole thing - lessons, equipment, going to the courts - I said screw it, I'm just going to go buy a pair of sneakers and go running.
Biz Stone
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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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Maybe, one other match better; but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to
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I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.
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They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.
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Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.
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Nothing is etched in stone in tennis until the final point has been played. That's why we watch.
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I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
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I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts.
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If we push for the children to know tennis, they have the chance to like it.
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Billie Jean King is the personality of women's tennis.
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You're asking too much of the women. They shouldn't be playing as many events as men. If tennis is best served by women playing events with men, so be it.
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Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.
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If I need a pair of tennis shorts, I'll buy them online. I don't really care. Not going to go and try on a pair and see how my bum looks. Who cares? But for things that you care about - I mean, a jacket and a pair of trousers, you've got to try them on.
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Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off.
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Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.
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I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.
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All you have to do is drive by the empty tennis courts and basketball courts and compare them to the skate parks... c'mon people, get with the program - the future is now!
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The crowds are very important for tennis. It makes you play better, but it can also make you nervous and that's the beauty of it.
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I talked with Tom Hanks. I saw that movie 'Turner and Hooch' at least 50 times. It took all my guts to go up to him. I went up to him, I was like, 'Can I have a picture?' We talked acting; he wanted to know what I was doing. We talked a little tennis. I mean, he knew all about myself and my sister.
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Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because he's a man? If they both played sports since they were three years old, they both worked just as hard, but because he's a boy, they're gonna give him more money? Like, how am I gonna explain that to her? In tennis we've had great pioneers that paved the way - including Venus Williams, who fought so hard for Wimbledon to pay women the same prize money they pay men, and Billie Jean King, who is one of the main reasons Title IX exists.
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I was glad to watch the soccer because it helps my tennis game, realize maybe they're just rooting for the underdog.
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My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.