Jelena Jankovic Quotes

• I decided to play tennis not because I wanted to be a professional player, but because my parents wanted me to get involved in something so I wouldnt be running around the streets in Serbia.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Running, Player, Tennis

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• It's not easy, you know, hitting balls every day, and, you know, staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal you're going to have ups and downs.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Easy, Motivated, Ups & Downs

  Interview, 2014.usopen.org. August 29, 2014.

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• Dreams Matter because they push you

  Jelena Jankovic

  Dream, Matter

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• I've been a professional for I think 13, 14 years. It's not easy hitting balls every day and staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal [that] you're going to have ups and downs. But I found my way again. And I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and playing in front of crowds. This is what I've been doing since I was a child. There's nothing else that I want to do.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Sports, Children, Love Is

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• I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and, you know, playing in front of crowds. This is what I have been doing since I was a child, so, you know, there's nothing else that I want to do at this point.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Sports, Children, Love Is

  Interview, 2014.usopen.org. August 29, 2014.

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• Now I have to do a lot more work. I have to train more and do a lot more, you know, work on my body and take care of the little things in order to feel great for my body to be in good shape.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Care, Little Things, Take Care

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• I was motivating him every time. When it was break point I was telling him 'hit a good return because you know you are gonna get many more kisses' [on Jamie Murray

  Jelena Jankovic

  Kissing, Return, Break

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• Some of the angles that photographers get on court are not always flattering.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Photographer, Court, Angle

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• There are days when I double fault.

  Jelena Jankovic

  Interview, 2014.usopen.org. August 29, 2014.

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• Being here all day, I was quite exhausted - I had to drink coffee before the match to stay awake

  Jelena Jankovic

  Coffee, Exhausted, Drink

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