Tennis Quotes - Page 20

• I'm focused on going out every day and doing my best.

  Maria Sharapova

  Focus, Going Out, Focused

  "Grand slam designs: Maria Sharapova's fashion statement" by Paul Gittings, edition.cnn.com. January 27, 2012.

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• When you walk on a court, clear your mind of everything unrelated to the goal of playing the match as well as you can.

  Stan Smith

  Goal, Focus, Mind

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• Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.

  Chris Evert

  Focus And Concentration, Games, Mental Health

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• If I were asked to name one aspect of tennis that is the biggest weakness of players of all levels, I would probably say concentration. However good your shots, however fast your movement and reflexes, all is lost if the mind is not controlling every move.

  Ken Rosewall

  Moving, Player, Names

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• Throughout my career, my mind rarely wandered, and I was never sidetracked by distractions, no matter what I was going through off the court.

  Pete Sampras

  Careers, Focus, Mind

  Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.10, Crown Archetype

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• I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

  Michael Chang

  People, Looks, Platforms

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• It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'.

  John McEnroe

  Unexpected, Predictable

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• I love jeans, T-shirts, boots, and tennis shoes.

  Ashley Benson

  Jeans, Shoes, Boots

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

  Roger Federer

  Dad, Coaching, Littles

  Interview with Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. December 6, 2007.

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• I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

  Kids, Play, Tables

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

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• When I'm in L.A., I try to run the canyons or play tennis with friends a few times a week. I've tried working out with a trainer and going to the gym, but I'd just much rather be outside.

  Julia Jones

  Running, Play, Work Out

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• They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.

  Ray Stevens

  Shoes, Social Taboos, Likes

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• I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

  Michael B. Jordan

  Basketball, Soccer, Sports

  Interview with Genevieve Koski, www.avclub.com. July 15, 2011.

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• My serve has killed a small dog ... I'm joking, I'm joking! The dog was huge!

  Andy Roddick

  Dog, Small Dogs, Huge

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• I don't know if Wimbledon's seen anything like it. I don't know if they will again. But it was just - it was electric. The Aussie crowd, I'm really proud of them, the way they conducted themselves. You know they're great losers, as well.

  Patrick Rafter

  Crowds, Proud, Wimbledon

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

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• I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax.

  Elena Vesnina

  Relax, Ends, Felt

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• Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.

  Samantha Stosur

  Games, Intense Training, Competition

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When you have confidence, you can do anything.

  Sloane Stephens

  Have Confidence, Can Do

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• Good music just makes me happy and keeps me from getting distracted.

  Sloane Stephens

  Make Me Happy, Distracted

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• When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

  Maria Sharapova

  Tough, Feels, Stills

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• I'm about the present.

  Monica Seles

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• That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun.

  Monica Seles

  Success, Sports, Fun

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• After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I won that last U.S. Open, I spent the next six months trying to figure out what was next. Slowly my passion for the sport just vanished. I had nothing left to prove.

  Pete Sampras

  Sports, Passion, Winning

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

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• There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.

  Steffi Graf

  Success, Winning, Joy

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• A champion is suppose to hate to lose, and it wasn't like I was ever crazy about the idea. But I learned to deal with losing without having my spirit or confidence broken, which would help immensely over time, not just in the big picture but even in specific matches when I found myself in a jam. Fear of losing is a terrible thing.

  Pete Sampras

  Hate, Crazy, Ideas

  Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo (2008). “A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis”, p.25, Crown Archetype

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