Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Lindsay Davenport

It was the kind of tennis I wanted to play,

Ivan Lendl

He's a haircut and a forehand.

Rafael Nadal

I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.

Rafael Nadal

Is only a tennis match. At the end, that's life. There is much more important things.

Rafael Nadal

It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.

Rafael Nadal

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.

Goran Ivanisevic

Every generation has its own Goran. So I was the Goran of this generation.

Goran Ivanisevic

After I won a match at a tournament I tried to repeat everything I did the day I won. Before my next match, I ate the same food, I went to the same restaurant etc. Sometimes it got very boring.

Andy Roddick

I don't think about 1-9 to be honest, ... ... I'm just going to try to think about how to win the tennis match.

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.

Richard Caborn

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

Tullian Tchividjian

I got my first tennis racket on my seventh birthday. And because we had a tennis court in our backyard, I played every day. By ten I was playing competitively.

Marat Safin

I definitely want to get out of tennis and try something completely different.

Marat Safin

I love tennis, but I just don't like grass.

Marat Safin

Everything is possible in this life...

John Forsythe

The only way to quieten me is to invite me to a tennis match.

Jonathan Ames

I started puberty very late. I was nearly sixteen. And for complicated reasons this late arrival of my puberty caused me to stop playing competitive tennis. But before my puberty problem, I had trouble with my lower back and with my left testicle.

Gabriela Sabatini

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.

John McEnroe

It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'.

John McEnroe

This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.

John McEnroe

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

Jimmy Connors

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

Jimmy Connors

I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time

Jimmy Connors

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it.

Jim Parsons

I love seeing tennis up close.

Novak Djokovic

I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.

Novak Djokovic

Nobody actually played tennis in my family.

Novak Djokovic

I have always valued the care for my body, and my mind and had holistic approach to life. I always thought this is utmost importance for my tennis.

Novak Djokovic

It is very important and my success very much depends on the harmony that I feel in my private life. It is essential for me to be happy in my private life. And if it continues, I am able to continue playing tennis.

Lindsay Davenport

I've played too many tennis hours.