Tennis Quotes - Page 39

• He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

  John McEnroe

  Natural Talent, Play, Guy

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• The tennis world is constantly changing. What's true today may be wrong tomorrow. If you don't make progress, others will and you will be overtaken.

  Patrick Mouratoglou

  Progress, World, May

  "Why The Grand Slam Is No Major Deal To Serena Williams' Coach". Interview with Mark Hodgkinson, www.espn.com. August 26, 2015.

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• Sometimes it's harder to play good tennis with a bad tennis player - the same way it's hard to be a good actor with a bad actor. It's just an unpleasant experience.

  Josh Lucas

  Player, Actors, Way

  "Josh Lucas on American Psycho, Russell Crowe, and the disastrous Poseidon set". Interview with Sam Fragoso, film.avclub.com. August 27, 2015.

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• Tennis is one of the only sports in America where the sport doesn't grow with the size of the person - it just forces you to swallow the whole pill.

  Andre Agassi

  Sports, America, Pills

  "Why Does America Suck at Tennis?". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. August 29, 2011.

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• Tennis is a very objective sport in the sense that the scoreboard doesn't lie.

  Andre Agassi

  Sports, Lying, Scoreboard

  "Why Does America Suck at Tennis?". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I don't always choose to stay fit by playing tennis, because that comes with its own wear-and-tear.

  Andre Agassi

  Tears, Fit

  "Why Does America Suck at Tennis?". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. August 29, 2011.

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• I've been an athlete all my life. I was a competitive figure skater, and then when I realized skating was not an adult sport I took up tennis and played that quite seriously from the time I was about 18.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Sports, Athlete, Adults

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• I don't like anything that's "just an escape." To me the best part of golf is that, unlike my tennis game, I can actually get better. I've probably reached my plateau in tennis, but in golf I have a lot of room for improvement. I really enjoy working on my game. I like practicing. I chart my rounds.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Golf, Games, Get Better

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• What drove me to become the world's greatest bodybuilder is no different from what drives other athletes to become great tennis players or boxers or jockeys.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Athlete, Player, Different

  Source: daggy.name

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• I think Pringles initial intention was to make tennis balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up, a big truckload of potatoes arrived. But Pringles is a laid back company. They said, "Screw it. Cut 'em up!"

  Mitch Hedberg

  Funny, Humor, Cutting

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• Men hate to lose. I once beat my husband at tennis. I asked him, "Are we going to have sex again?" He said, "Yes, but not with each other."

  Rita Rudner

  Funny, Sex, Husband

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• I actually enjoy working with green screen, because I can imagine all that stuff happening, and I really cut my teeth on a movie I made called "Adaptation" where I had to imagine four-page dialogue scenes with my twin brother, who was nothing more than a tennis ball and a gas stand.

  Nicolas Cage

  Brother, Cutting, Teeth

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• I often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre is like that. Every time is different.

  Kevin Spacey

  Games, Theatre, Different

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• I beat my sons in real-life table tennis, but virtually, I get murdered. I download games on the iPhone that I'm addicted to - I'm a master at "Angry Birds."

  Salman Rushdie

  Real, Son, Iphone

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• The bad thing about the [tennis] calendar is how it is made and obligates you to play tournaments all year. If you want to achieve the most you can (and) go as high up (in the rankings) as you can, you have to play from the start to the finish because there are important tournaments from the beginning to the end.

  Rafael Nadal

  Years, Play, Important

  Source: in.reuters.com

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• Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion.

  Rafael Nadal

  Soccer, Sports, Passion

  Source: www.vanityfair.com

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• China needs a table-tennis-like solidity in football.

  Berti Vogts

  Football, Needs, Tables

  Source: www.china.org.cn

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• If you have team spirit you can even beat better teams. As far as team sport is concerned China might need a change in attitude in comparison to the one in table tennis.

  Berti Vogts

  Sports, Attitude, Team

  Source: www.china.org.cn

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• I was an accomplished junior tennis player up to around fourteen years old. At fourteen or fifteen I made the decision to venture off to make my life 100% music.

  Aaron Zigman

  Player, Years, Decision

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• When you play competitive tennis you are competing against someone else and you have to win. Playing music I didn't have to win I had to become better within myself.

  Aaron Zigman

  Winning, Play, Competing

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• When I lost a tennis match that made me upset or hurt emotionally I would find myself going to the piano and playing for hours. It was my place of refuge and solace.

  Aaron Zigman

  Hurt, Piano, Upset

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• The thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection.

  Aaron Zigman

  Rejection, Competition, Handle

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• There is competition. It's almost like I'm back in tennis competing in a way. There are usually about twenty composers vying for the number one spot for a big or medium film.

  Aaron Zigman

  Numbers, Competition, Twenties

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• Yes, because it's Len's obsession with practical. I've never really had that experience that I hear people having of being on an empty soundstage painted green talking to a tennis ball on a stick.

  Kate Beckinsale

  Talking, People, Balls

  Interview with Tiffany Rose, screenrant.com. August 7, 2012.

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• I am very obsessed with ballet now because it is a very difficult sport and a beautiful one because it is not about money. It's not like playing football or tennis - dance has no sponsors, it's just for the beauty. Maybe it is the only last pure sport.

  Carine Roitfeld

  Beautiful, Sports, Football

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