Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
I'm very easy-going off court, but I really want to win once I'm walking on to the court.
I believe I have quality, and that's why I won a grand slam, so I know I can do it again.
I think it's better not to mix professional life and personal life - although it is hard.
A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
I consider myself just a lovable old man who just loves women. I've reversed 100 percent.
I think that's what it's all about; you work hard and practice to play on the big courts.
That's what I love about tennis: As an individual sport, you can't hide behind teammates.
I know, everybody thinks that all Aussies love beer. I guess most of them do, but not me.
I never thought I'd go so far. I never thought I'd be a champion. It's a dream come true.
With the right set of mind, with the right people, with the right support, things happen.
I know tennis is just a game, but it's something that it can actually unite us even more.
I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis.
Age is nothing, can still win the Grand Slam, pretty happy about my age, more experience.
I couldn't imagine being from a country where all the pressure is on a particular player.
Maybe if you're playing in London or America, you don't feel that pressure quite as much.
The threat is desertification. My response is a sandstone wall made from solidified sand.
Changes made to please others are unrealistic, but more important, they're unfair to you.
To those people doubting Serena Williams, writing her off - do not do that to a champion.
Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun.
I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there.
I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents.
There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.
There's nothing crazy about my diet but no fried meals, nothing fatty, and not much meat.
I'm not a good cook, unfortunately. I've tried a few times, but I don't like it too much.
I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there wont be many.
I'm really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that's really important.
I was always single-minded, never thinking about what was being said or written about me.
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
I don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States.
I'm very determined, and I know I can achieve, so I don't let little setbacks put me down.
I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches.
I've always, for whatever my faults have been, felt like I've never done anything halfway.
The most exciting match I ever played was the 1974 US Open final against Billie Jean King.
We couldn't afford anything. Suitcase, clothes, everything, Barellan people bought for me.
I was feeling a lot of confidence, so I wanted to take advantage of that and keep playing.
Basically every match I receive some racist comment, and you can cross some racist person.
To be honest I never watch a tennis match. I watch basketball a lot, soccer, never tennis.
My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.
My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.
If I never had any mental health issues, there's no doubt in my mind I'd still be playing.
I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.
What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.
In regular tournaments, players throw in the towel occasionally for one reason or another.
Yeah, it seems like it, right? It definitely was one of the best matches that I've played.
If you are healthy, you can work. If you can work, then the chances of success are higher.
I feel like I'm really young and I'm only thinking about my career and continuing playing.
I knew that maybe I couldn't be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.
I've reached most my goals and when my career is over I will have many other things to do.
The way I've been playing, I didn't really care who I was going to be playing first round.