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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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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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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The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing - it's just that they haven't played an awful lot of tennis over the years.
Martina Navratilova
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You don't just have to be skilled and talented at tennis, but you have to be so physically strong.
Heather Watson
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When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.
Roger Federer
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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 -
A good thing is I've been playing tennis I think every day for the last two months. I really haven't had a day off. I've been doing things that I did used to do.
Stefan Edberg
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I don't want to end my career and then start something. I like to do something while my career is still hot and I've always enjoyed designing.
Serena Williams
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There are people who live, breathe and dress tennis.
Serena Williams
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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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I don't mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That's all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
Roger Federer
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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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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 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 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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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 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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I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
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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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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'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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People thinks that being world No. 4 and the first seeded player of an event you have to win it, but we all know tennis does not work like this.
Kei Nishikori