527 Tennis Quotes for You to Enjoy

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20. Dirk Nowitzki

Sports Young Focused Kinds Some Tennis Came Soccer Then Played Basketball

When I started to play, all the coaches said it didn't make sense for me to try to play tennis because I was too small. They said I would never make it. But this was something that motivated me. I really wanted to make it. Dominika Cibulkova

Me Try Sense Too Would Something Small Never Tennis Make Because Said Motivated Wanted Really Coaches Play Started

Tennis is such an individual and competitive sport, but it is great being part of a team and getting to know the girls outside of tennis - even though we are all competing for the same thing! Dominika Cibulkova

Great Girl Same Thing Though Individual Outside Tennis Part Know Sport Same Getting Being Team Even Thing Competing Competitive

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young. Donal Logue

Mom Me Young Tennis Missionary She Ireland Turned Coached Nigeria

When I've written episodes of 'Doctor Who', when it comes to the monster chasing somebody, it's the Doctor and the companion, running down the corridor, being chased by a guy with a stick and a tennis ball on the end. Whereas, when I see the rushes of 'Being Human', we're actually looking at the werewolf, and it just looks real. Donald Sumpter

Doctor Somebody Chasing Looking Down Monster Corridor Running See Guy Chased Tennis Written Doctor Who Looks Stick Ball Real Werewolf End Human Just Being Whereas Being Human Episodes Who Companion Actually

My favorite tennis player, who I'm amazed by, is Roger Federer. Doug Davidson

Favorite Tennis Tennis Player Federer Amazed Roger Who Player

With tennis, if you're very good at a young age, you don't even go to your prom. You're down at some tennis academy in Florida where you're on the court 8 hours a day. It's brutal. Douglas Brunt

I make movies the same way other kids play tennis or go to piano lessons. I'm trying to get better at what I want to do, just like other kids are trying to get better at what they want to do. Elle Fanning

Better Other Other Kids Way Kids Piano Piano Lessons Tennis Like Make Go Get Trying Same Just Want Movies Lessons Play

Hollywood is a boys' club, and that's something I thought was a stereotype - and it's not. That really shocked me. Still shocks me. Everyone's helping their buddies out and pressing their buddies and playing tennis with their buddies and making movies with their buddies, and that grosses me out. Emily Ratajkowski

If you're playing someone you care about, it's tough, and I don't want to be in that situation. We are playing big matches for big points and prize money, and I take it very seriously. I relax when I'm outside tennis. Eugenie Bouchard

You Money Seriously Care Relax Tough Big Situation About Someone Take Points Outside Tennis Matches Very Prize Want Playing

After they lose, I think all tennis players go back to a specific part of the match where they wish they had done something different. Eugenie Bouchard

Wish Lose Think Back Something Tennis Had Part Tennis Players Match Go Done Where Different After Specific Players

Tennis needs some different personalities and a lot more emotions. Frances Tiafoe

Needs Emotions Some More Tennis Lot Different Personalities Different Personalities

I think winning at Wimbledon's huge. This is the biggest tournament in tennis for so many different reasons. You can see the history around the grounds. The Village around you, everyone lives for it. Frances Tiafoe

History You Think Everyone Wimbledon See Winning Tennis Tournament Around Huge Different Biggest Different Reasons Grounds Reasons Many Village Lives

I knew I was going to play pro tennis when I was 12. Frances Tiafoe

Tennis Knew Pro Going Play

It doesn't really matter who I turn pro with. What matters is where I take my tennis. Frances Tiafoe

Matter Matters Take Tennis Pro Where Turn Really Who

I'm pretty close with a majority of the black tennis players. Frances Tiafoe

Black Pretty Tennis Tennis Players Majority Close Players

When I told people that I wanted to grow up to be a tennis player, they laughed at me. My dad has always been supportive, but he was laughing, too. Frances Tiafoe

Me People Too Laughed Laughing Tennis Tennis Player He Supportive Always Been Up Wanted Dad Grow Grow Up Player

People in tennis, they've been in a certain bubble for so long they don't even know who they are, because obviously it's just been tennis, tennis, tennis. And let it be just tennis, tennis, tennis. Be locked into that. But when tennis is done, then what? It's kinda like: Let's enjoy being great at the sport. Frances Tiafoe

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. Frankie Valli

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