Tennis Quotes
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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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When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.
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There are people who live, breathe and dress tennis.
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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.
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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.
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When Kelly was born, I thought seriously about retirement. But I wanted to see if it was possible to mix being a mother with tennis and the two combined very well.
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I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport.
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The days of a tennis champion as a gender rights leader are over.
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You don't just have to be skilled and talented at tennis, but you have to be so physically strong.
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You should change your tennis depending on the surface. For me, the most difficult thing on grass is how to move, like sliding to get a ball.
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I fear no one, but respect everyone.
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All we see is gym, tennis court, and bed.
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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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My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.
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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.
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I would be really excellent in a horror film because I have a great scream. I'd be really good in a comedy too. I'm top, top, top quality.
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Tennis, for me, every time I went out on the court, it just gave me such joy to play.
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A lot of people now think Im a shoe. They dont even know I was a tennis player. The shoe has really taken on a life of its own, way beyond me.
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The primary conception of tennis is to get the ball over the net and at the same time to keep it within bounds of the court; failing this, within the borders of the neighborhood.
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Let no one say that I have said nothing new... the arrangement of the subject is new. When we play tennis, we both play with the same ball, but one of us places it better.
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There was something so cool about being able to carry this film Into the Forest together with Ellen Page and to play off of each other. It was like having the most worthy tennis opponent.
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I have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise. But I always wear heels, even around the house. I'm such a short little thing, I can't reach my kitchen cabinets.
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Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better.
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I feel like I don't have to win anymore. I've had a wonderful career. Tennis has given me so much, things I would have never expected in my life. I feel honored to even be a part of such a wonderful sport.
