Tennis Quotes

You learn to see by practice. It's just like playing tennis, you get better the more you play. The more you look around at things, the more you see. The more you photograph, the more you realize what can be photographed and what can't be photographed. You just have to keep doing it. - Eliot Porter

You know, you walk into this place, it's not like walking into Cincinnati or Montreal. This is a Grand Slam. You know, this is what you play for. This is what tennis is all about. Yeah, not many people will remember what happened in Montreal or Cincinnati if you go out and win this tournament. - Pete Sampras

You know, it's a shame they were so good, ... But tennis was so big in the States because of them. I played tennis because of those guys. You can't really fault those guys for being so good. - Taylor Dent

You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches. - Rafael Nadal

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward. - Andre Agassi

You know growing up in Sweden meant we had a lot of rain when we played tennis. We were taught on clay courts but because of the weather, we had to go indoors a lot. - Bjorn Borg

You have to try to make sure that you are one step ahead... That means I'll probably have to take some more risks. That's how you're going to produce errors from the other side, if you keep playing aggressive tennis. If you're going to let her get into the match by just hitting winners all the time, that's when she gets confident. - Kim Clijsters

You have to do research. When I went to meet my boyfriend's family, I was told, 'Do not bring up Israel or politics. Just stay clear.' I also knew the father was an avid golfer and he played tennis, and I brushed up on those sports. - Judy Carter

You give yourself a chance to try to win because in tennis things can turn around so quickly. - Lindsay Davenport