Tennis Quotes
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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.
Billie Jean King
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I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.
Andy Roddick
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I never close my mind to anything and eventually want to branch out. But for now, tennis is still number one for me.
Serena Williams
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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.
Roger Federer
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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.
Serena Williams
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The only other thing that's like video games for me is watching tennis on TV. I can have it on, and there's a rhythmic quality to it - I can be watching Wimbledon or the U.S. Open and still be working.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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I used to cut guitars out of a piece of cardboard to copy the Strat look. I used a backwards tennis racket for a while and graduated to the cardboard cutout.
Richard Lewis Springthorpe
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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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For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court
Richard Krajicek
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Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
Dean Cain
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I love tennis more than designing because it's actually easier and I don't get nearly as nervous.
Serena Williams
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I love playing tennis. To me this is not a workout, but a fun extracurricular activity I do with friends so it doesn't feel like I'm working out.
Ana de la Reguera
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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.
Peter Marino
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I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
Roger Federer
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Working with [Kyle Chandler] in the scene was like playing tennis. You work with really talented actors, I think they make other actors look really, really good.
Michael B. Jordan
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I figure J-Lo does all these movies and all these videos and all this other stuff...I know I can play tennis and act and do photo shoots and model. I know I can do all that.
Serena Williams
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I went through a tough time after leaving 'tennis.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
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I was aware of how incredible the match was. Unfortunately there had to be a winner. From my point of view many left feeling sorry for me instead of being happy for Rafa. Which hurts.
Roger Federer
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I'm really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that's really important.
Stefan Edberg
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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.
Monica Seles
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But I still have to practice hard if I'm going to play my best tennis.
Anastasia Myskina
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I will need to keep things simple and take my mind off tennis, i will probably play video games.
Kei Nishikori
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I love tennis. I've played it my whole life. Loved it since the age of three. I had an injury, so from the age of 13 to 24 I didn't play much. Then when I moved out to L.A., there were so many tennis courts that I rekindled the love.
David Walton
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I was just feeling really down and didn't want to play tennis anymore and when I was feeling down like that, what helped me is that I went back to my culture. To walk the Earth.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley