“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.”
Billie Jean King
“Is better to be fun and funny, than to be angry and grumpy.”
Philip T.M
“Men hate to lose. I beat my husband once at tennis. I asked him, "Will we ever make love again?" He said, "Yes.... but not with each other."”
Rita Rudner
“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.”
Mitch Hedberg
“I’ve been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.”
Maria Sharapova
“I like sports, I enjoy anything to do with the ocean, I like surfing, sailing, I like to play tennis.”
Beau Bridges
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
Robert Graves