Quotes About Tennis

Tennis was always sort of a - a learning. It was a vehicle for me to discover a lot about myself. And the things that I sort of discovered at times I not only didn't want to see it for myself but I certainly didn't want millions of people to see it.

I was always following my brothers. If my brothers hadn't played, I never would have picked up a racket. Tennis isn't the most popular sport in Venezuela.

Actually, I really wanted to play against Venus because I have so much respect for both Serena and Venus.

I wanted to work towards the four majors and the Davis Cup. I know to a lot of people it may not mean too much, but to me (Davis Cup) means an awful lot.

I just serve big and play big. That's my game style.

Roger Federer is stylish.

Do you play tennis? Anarchists play a lot of tennis. And Counts do too. Counts and anarchists are the kind of people who, right now, play tennis most.

Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.

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.

I'm always on the court with my dad.

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.

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

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

Sampras, por otro lado, parece flotar como si fuera caspa por toda la pista. Philippoussis es como un ejército de tierra grande y terrible; Sampras es más naval, más de la escuela de acercarse con sigilo y rodear al rival. Philippoussis es oligárquico: él tiene su voluntad y busca imponerla. Sampras es más democrático, es decir, más caótico y también más humano.

I've always been a little different in the way I've done things, going to high school instead of a tennis academy when I was younger.

When playing, I had acupuncture.

There is no added pressure to play a Swede.

If you play tennis it is to have these moments, moments of adrenaline, where it gets dangerous. It is a bit masochistic.

I just want to have an aggressive mind-set, try to take the ball out of the air and just come in.

Andy Murray is very special.

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.

Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.