Inspirational Tennis Quotes

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Arthur Ashe

Inspirational, Kindness, Teaching

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

Arthur Ashe

Memorial Day, Courage, Hero

"Worth Repeating: More Than 5,000 Classic and Contemporary Quotes" by Bob Kelly, p. 169, 2003.

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The next point - that's all you must think about.

Rod Laver

Thinking, Focus, Tennis

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

Venus Williams

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment.

Chris Evert

Winning, Accomplishment, Tennis

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It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

Sandy Lyle

Sports, Funny Inspirational, Golf

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What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

John McEnroe

Stay Strong, Winning, Tennis

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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Arthur Ashe

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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Tennis just a game, family is forever.

Serena Williams

Family, Games, Tennis

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You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Serena Williams

Positive, Sports, Believe

"Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap". fortune.com. July 31, 2017.

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Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

Roger Kahn

Sports, Golf, Tennis

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When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

Roger Federer

Giving, Tennis, Want

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New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.

Jimmy Connors

Love, Sports, Tennis

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Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.

Russell Lynes

Men, Addiction, Tennis

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I'll let the racket do the talking.

John McEnroe

Funny, Sports, Volleyball

The Times (London), June 26, 1984.

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The serve was invented so that the net could play.

Bill Cosby

Play, Tennis, Funny Tennis

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I have always considered tennis as a combat in an arena between two gladiators who have their racquets and their courage as their weapons.

Yannick Noah

Two, Tennis, Arena

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To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.

Martina Navratilova

Inspirational, Funny, Sports

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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

Billie Jean King

Sports, Perfect, Tennis

"The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes" by Geoff Tibballs, (p. 593), 2004.

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Billie Jean King

Inspirational, Sports, Running

Twitter post from Jan 26, 2015

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The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.

Mitch Hedberg

Funny, Depressing, Wall

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I hate to lose more than I love to win.

Jimmy Connors

Hate, Winning, Tennis

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It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball.

Pete Sampras

Men, Tennis, Balls

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There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.

Roger Federer

Hard Work, Way, Embrace

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