Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality.

Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.

At the end I couldn't hear what the Queen was saying to me. But it was just great to see her lips moving.

I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.

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

Since I loathe the tedium of gym workouts, I take breaks for tennis with my eclectic group of tennis pals.

I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.

In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment.

Those big matches, when you go through so much, are the best thing. Those matches are why you play tennis.

The idea of doing a tennis movie is truly unbelievable to me. Well, first of all, they don't really exist.

I've tried to dial my emotions down: not get too high, not get too low, try to find that even-keel tennis.

The minute you think you know everything about tennis is the minute your game starts going down the tubes.

I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life.

Lleyton Hewitt... his two greatest strengths are his legs, his speed, his agility and his competitiveness.

It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.

It's an amazing feeling: tennis is growing very quickly in Canada, and to be a big part of it is an honour.

I like shoes that, no matter where I am, if I see a basketball or tennis court, I can tie them up and play.

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.

I'm playing great tennis. I'm enjoying the tour, having fun with the fans off the court. I'm loving it now.

I always find the time to exercise - kitesurfing, tennis or cycling - and to spend time with my loved ones.

The Czech tennis federation wasn't holding me back, but they could still pull the plug anytime they wanted.

It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion.

Tennis has opened a number of possibilities for me, and in future, it would be great to give something back.

There are a lot of hours and a lot of sacrifices you have to make to achieve your dreams as a tennis player.

That's my every day: putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis.

If you are happy in your private life, and - that will affect your tennis, and that will help you, actually.

If you don't do something special against Chris Evert you find yourself losing concentration after 35 shots.

Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net.

I walk my dogs. I garden a little. I play a bit of tennis. Basically when I have spare time I'm making music.

I love to play tennis. I play a lot in the summer. I'm not a big golfer; I need something a bit more intense.

I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls.

I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court.

Sex doesn't interfere with your tennis; it's staying out all night trying to find it that affects your tennis.

I dont play golf or tennis, I dont ski, I dont snowboard. If you love what you do, you never get enough of it.

For me, I still wish every day that I could play tennis again. It's such an incredible, wonderful job to have.

In the pros, tennis is all about individuals. In college, it's getting individuals to make points for the team.

Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare.

Tennis belongs to the individualistic past - a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.

I took high school very casually. There was Teen Town, chess, tennis, boxing, running. Lots of things going on.

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

It's quite clear that Virginia Wade is thriving on the pressure now that the pressure on her to do well is off .

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

When you have to react to a lizard that's a tennis ball, it's a really, really difficult, tricky piece of craft.

Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time.

Ivan Lendl's never going to be a great player on grass. The only time he comes to the net is to shake your hand.

I grew up in the 1950s at the beginning of rock n' roll, and would strum a tennis racket in front of the mirror.

Whether I'd stopped playing professionally at 17 - or if I stop at 35 - tennis will always be a part of my life.

I don't play golf or tennis, I don't ski, I don't snowboard. If you love what you do, you never get enough of it.

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