Tennis Quotes

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

I fear no one, but respect everyone.

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn't know anything about tennis.

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.

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

Why do I wear tennis shoes? That's two questions. Do I wear tennis shoes? The answer to that question is, "Yes." "Why?" That's a question philosophers have been pondering for centuries.

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.

I play each point like my life depends on it.

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.

The older I get, the better I used to be.

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.

Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love - the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.

I love jeans, T-shirts, boots, and tennis shoes.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.

One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other.

The next point - that's all you must think about.

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

My first job was in sixth grade, sweeping the clay tennis courts at the yacht club near my house, which I was not a member of. Always had to pay my own rent. But I don't really have any concept of how money works. I don't know how much things cost. Like a BMW. Or a quart of milk. It's embarrassing.

A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of problems.

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

I'm not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I'm afraid of myself. The mental part is very important.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

The Gullikson twins here. An interesting pair, both from Wisconsin.

That's one of the best sets I've seen him play, although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before.

I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.

Dreams do come true if you keep believing in yourself. Anything is possible.

It's like love. When you look too hard, you don't find it. When you let it happen naturally, it comes.

We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.

Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.

I killed a squirrel once with a car. Twice with a tennis racket.

Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.

In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.

I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court.

What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts.

Everything I do I always feel very confident. Whether it's tennis, badminton, football, whatever. I just go out there and think I can do it and most of the time I can. What I'm good at I don't mind saying because it's not a secret, is it? For me confidence is so important. It's good to know I can go out on the field and feel I can take on the world.

You have to believe on the court. In the end, it's mental. In these moments against a great champion like Rafa, you have to believe. It's all about stepping in and taking your chances. I always believed, but it's a process of learning.

Obviously, like Wembley is synonymous with tennis, snooker is synonymous with Sheffield.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match

I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country.

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.