For me, it's always been tennis. I haven't really explored any other avenues.
You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president
A man will reveal his true self, or so it seems, on the tennis court.
My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup.
If I look forward to a day when I'm just going to play tennis, I'm kinda sad.
The pace of play is very important whether I'm watching baseball, tennis or golf.
That top 100 is a big barrier that every tennis player strives to break into.
I think when it's a high-stress situation, my tennis definitely takes a big dip.
Like most kids, my dad played. He would drag us out to the course and make us shag balls for him and caddy and all that kind of stuff.
Everyone thinks I'm this jock of a woman, but I didn't play any sports. I didn't even let my kids play baseball because I was afraid they were going to get hit by balls.
In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go.
I've got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.
I followed in my brother's footsteps. I used to wake up at 5 a.m, and wait for him to complete his cricket practice just so I could play the 10-15 balls pitched to me at the end.
I was annoyed and I was crying [her honest reaction to losing a tennis match at the US Open]
Jockeys - it's so difficult It's completely insane. You're balancing on the balls of your feet on the spine of a horse and it's like you're piloting a missile It's amazing. I think jockeys are stunt men.
I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.
For the greater beauty of the instrument, the balls representing the planets are to be of considerable bigness; but so contrived, that they may be taken off at pleasure, and others, much smaller, and fitter for some purposes, put in their places.
The formula to beat the press is simple; it's the execution that's tough. If you have the quality to do so, you pass your way through it. And if you don't, you just boot it over the top. And then it becomes a game of winning 'second balls'.
I actually played a lot of other sports - table tennis and soccer for a long time.
Hopefully I can do well and I hope tennis can get bigger in Japan and Asia. That's my goal.
I think I've always had a decent perspective on wins and losses on the tennis court.
In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.
I was super sporty in high school. I played tennis, field hockey, and lacrosse.
Tennis is fake. We have real characters, but they don't dare to be themselves, and the code of conduct has a lot to do with that.
Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes.
Being a 6-foot-tall tennis player is not great for a girl's social life.
I just enjoy watching tennis. And there's things that you can learn from the men's and the women's game.
I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.
I appreciate what I've been given, and the chance to play tennis for a living is definitely a blessing.
I think, of course, when you are coming somewhere, when you know you are playing good tennis, it always helps you.
Of course I don't have a big serve. I have other weapons. That's why tennis is a nice sport.
This is boxing, not tennis. Everyone likes a bit of rivalry, it makes for a good fight.
I wanted to show I had balls at age 60. Just because society says I'm old, doesn't mean that I am. I'm pursuing happiness, even if it makes the people around me unhappy.
Sometimes you're looking to play perfect tennis but it's not going to happen all the time and you have to accept it.
You are always talking about yourself and tennis and how you are feeling. I try to avoid it when I don't have to.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
I think people have this love-hate relationship with tennis. I also feel like that.
Ice-skating is a dangerous proposition and tennis is going to be something I'm probably not very good at.
I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.
Mendeleev, unlike the squeamish Meyer, had balls enough to predict that new elements would be dug up. Look harder, you chemists and geologists, he seemed to taunt, and you’ll find them.
Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.
Spending time in airports and planes is probably my least favourite part of being a tennis player.
In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment.
Women's tennis is two sets of rubbish that lasts only half an hour.
Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.
If you look at the figures, the average age of the tennis fan is 62 years old.
If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.
Strictures, reproaches, and intemperate speeches from the Senator of Louisiana are really the wailings of an apostle of despair; he has lost control of himself, he is trying to play billiards with elliptical billiard balls and a spiral cue.
I was in the football, rugby, cricket and hockey teams at school; bit of squash. Tennis obviously.
Yeah, I think there are many other important things in life, not just tennis.
There's another 44 weeks of the season out there, and tennis needs to be less reliant on the slams.
Of this diversion the Scots are so fond, that, when the weather will permit, you may see a multitude of all ranks, from the senator of justice to the lowest tradesman, mingled together, in their shirts, and following the balls with utmost eagerness.
I do everything right-handed - football, tennis, darts and golf - except for snooker.
All my time in rehab has made me appreciate tennis more than ever.
My parents always taught me not to be a good tennis player or the best in what I'm doing, but to be polite.
Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.
The second I was on the tennis court, I had the structure I wanted. I was in complete control of what I was doing.
I love to play tennis and golf, listen to music, watch baseball and root for the Redskins.
I didn't associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19.
There are many moments during a match when you are tense, wrestling with yourself. Tennis is a lesson in self-control.
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