Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chelsea Handler

I'm actually pretty good at tennis. Well, if I'm in the Special Olympics or something.

David Newman

There's no predictability in tennis. Tennis has no time limits.

Ion Tiriac

I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.

Tom Hiddleston

Acting is a bit like tennis in that you can't really do it on your own.

Sloane Stephens

Good music just makes me happy and keeps me from getting distracted.

Sloane Stephens

I've heard that I'm 'the future of tennis.' But that's all just random stuff.

Sloane Stephens

When you have confidence, you can do anything.

Rafael Nadal

I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.

Rafael Nadal

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court.

Rafael Nadal

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

Nicolas Massu

I'd rather be No. 2 in Chile and No. 1 in the world.

Monica Seles

I did realize more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business.

Monica Seles

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.

Monica Seles

As you know, I was one of the original grunters. But Jimmy Connors used to grunt way before I was born. I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

Monica Seles

I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

Monica Seles

I'm about the present.

Monica Seles

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

Maria Sharapova

I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.

Maria Sharapova

I want my tennis to speak for everything.

Maria Sharapova

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

Roger Federer

I fear no one, but respect everyone.

Sabine Lisicki

Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that.

Sue Barker

Tennis is a battle of the minds, just as much as it is a battle of playing ability. Trying to expose your opponent's weaknesses is one of the most vital and fascinating facets of tennis.

Pete Sampras

When I committed to playing a little tennis in some exhibitions, it was the best thing for me. It got me in shape. It got me out of the house. It got me doing something I love to do.

Pete Sampras

I guess I get my strength from my legs, which are also important in tennis.

Stefan Edberg

I felt better being in the background. That's the way I like it.

Stefan Edberg

Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off.

Samantha Stosur

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

Samantha Stosur

When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.

Samantha Stosur

You've just got to get over that mental hurdle and those battles in your own head during matches when things aren't going so well. It takes time. It's probably all things I already knew, but for someone to talk about it maybe in a different way makes you realise things.

Samantha Stosur

Control the things you can control .

Sylvester Stallone

Polo is like tennis - you literally have to live it.

Rahul Dravid

There is no substitute to taking a lot of a catches as a youngster if you want to do slip catching - you've got to catch, catch, catch. And more than doing the normal stuff, you have to vary your catching - you've got to take some catches with the tennis ball, you got to take some closer, some further away.