Quotes About Perseverance

I never thought tennis was going to give me so much satisfaction.

You always need to try hard to find solutions. It's the same in life or tennis.

I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow.

I was so horrifically bad at tennis.

It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard.

If you lose three or four in a row, people start talking about retirement. They are not used to this sport like they are used to tennis. If you take a look at how many times Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lost, it's all part of the game. Soccer is no different: teams go through bad times and then rise again.

I found out how I missed tennis through the period I didn't play. It was a difficult time to watch girls playing on the TV, me sitting on the sofa with the hand in a splint. I find out then how I love this sport.

As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore.

I just feel like it would be so against my personality to have this struggle in tennis and just give up. I know it's not me, not who I am, and that would probably affect other parts of my life.

I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school.

For the first couple of years I played really bad tennis. It was so bad that they booed me off the court.

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all.

I've played too many tennis hours.

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.

In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more.

With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.

I'm slightly influenced by sport in that I like the idea of trying, like an athlete, to keep absolutely ready. That's an emotional thing, almost. I don't mean physically, although I play tennis. But you try to keep yourself ready.

Tennis is a full-time job and not just the two hours that people see when we're on the court.

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.

Tennis is a big puzzle. It's not any more physical or mental; you have to have all the pieces first, and then you have to put all the pieces together. For me, it took me time.

With tennis, no one's going to give it to you. You have to be determined.

I don't have time for easy. Tennis is just hard.