“I don't make friends with the girls I'm playing against. It would be too painful to beat them.” Quote by Virginia Wade
“In America you're conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ's sake?” SometimesCareAmericaWinningChristTenRegardSakeListsTennisNutsContestsWho CaresBest Dressed Author:Arthur Ashe
“I was always rather nasty. I was willing to be friends with the Devil, just to cross the bridge.” WillingDevilCrossesBridgesTennisNasty Author:Ilie Nastase
“Sometimes I feel like tap-dancing, screeching, unscrewing light bulbs, pulling curtains, combing hair, doing knee bends, handstands and turning somersaults out there.” FeelsSometimesLightHairDancingKneesTennisPullingCurtainsBulbsLight BulbTap DancingHandstands Author:Ilie Nastase
“Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.” SpiritualOpportunityKnowingDoorsDyingAcceptanceAgingDawnOpennessNot KnowingEncouragingNot Giving UpLoving LifeEmilyBest OpportunityBreaking DawnOpportunity Knocking Book:The Works of Emily Dickinson Source: The Works of Emily Dickinson
“One day when a linesman starts to laugh I swear I will hit the guy over the head with my racket. I think it will be the end of my career, but I will be happy.” ThinkingEndsGuyCareersLaughingOne DayTennisSwearRacket Author:Ilie Nastase
“At the end I couldn't hear what the Queen was saying to me. But it was just great to see her lips moving.” EndsMovingLipsQueensTennis Author:Virginia Wade
“I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.” SportsTennisBucksMcdonalds Author:Pat Cash
“After I won a match at a tournament I tried to repeat everything I did the day I won. Before my next match, I ate the same food, I went to the same restaurant etc. Sometimes it got very boring.” SometimesNextBoringRepeatsTennisRestaurantsEtcTournaments Author:Goran Ivanisevic
“Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!” TennisFifth Author:Andy Roddick