77 Inspirational Quotes About Tennis (PASSION)

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Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Tennis

“I can’t become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I’ll be like, “Oh, I’ve won Wimbledon, I’ve won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax.” But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me.”
Serena Williams

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. - Andre Agassi — Nothing can substitute for just plain **hard work**. I had to put in the **time** to get back. And it was a grind. – Andre Agassi

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play. - Boris Becker — I love the **winning**, I can take the losing, but most of all I **love** to play. – Boris Becker

One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. - Billie Jean King — One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. – **Billie Jean King**

I want to reach absolute perfection. And I think I can reach it. - Steffi Graf — I want to reach absolute perfection. And I think I can reach it. – Steffi Graf

“Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can’t play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.”
Venus Williams

I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one realized how much I had to put into it. They underestimated my intensity. - Pete Sampras — I made it look so easy on court all those years. No one realized how hard I had to work. No one realized how much I had to put into it. They underestimated my intensity. – Pete Sampras

Tennis is, more than most sports, a sport of the mind. - Rafael Nadal — Tennis is, more than most sports, a sport of the mind. – Rafael Nadal

I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. - Goran Ivanisevic — I just try to play tennis and don’t find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. – Goran Ivanisevic

Tennis is a tough sport – there are no draws. - Roger Federer — Tennis is a tough sport – there are no draws. – **Roger Federer**

15 Inspirational Quotes About Tennis that Will Improve Your Game

“Tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love – the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature.”
Andre Agassi

My motto is I’m alive, so that means I can do anything. - Venus Williams — My motto is: I’m alive, so that means I can do anything. – Venus Williams

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you. - Bjorn Borg — You have to find it. No one else can find it for you. – Bjorn Borg

“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

If you’re a champion, you have to have it in your heart. - Chris Evert — If you’re a **champion**, you have to have it in your heart. – Chris Evert

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you. - Roger Federer — You have to **believe** in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to **motivate** and inspire you. – Roger Federer

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. - Arthur Ashe — **Success** is a **journey** not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. – Arthur Ashe

“Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don’t feel I’ve done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.”
Andy Roddick

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. - Andy Murray — In tennis, it is not the opponent you **fear**, it is the **failure** itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. – **Andy Murray**

I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I’m tough, let me tell you, tough as nails. - Venus Williams — I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I’m tough, let me tell you, tough as nails. – Venus Williams

I'm really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that's really important. - Stefan Edberg — I’m really trying to **focus** myself on playing tennis, and I think that’s really important. – Stefan Edberg

I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game. - Naomi Osaka — I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game. – Naomi Osaka

Tennis is a fine balance between determination and tiredness. - Virginia Wade — Tennis is a fine balance between determination and tiredness. – Virginia Wade

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. - Arthur Ashe — One important key to **success** is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is **preparation**. – Arthur Ashe

The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves. - Boris Becker — The fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about nerves. – Boris Becker

14 Quotes About Tennis from Famous Players

I’m not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I’m amongst the best. That’s true. That’s enough for me. - Rafael Nadal — I’m not the best player in the history of tennis. I think I’m amongst the best. That’s true. That’s enough for me. – Rafael Nadal

I want my tennis to speak for everything. - Maria Sharapova — I want my tennis to speak for everything. – Maria Sharapova

I’m not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I’m afraid of myself. - Justine Henin — I’m not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I’m afraid of myself. – Justine Henin

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 — 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

When I was serving for the match, there was a sense of how big a moment that is in British tennis history. It's great to have finally done it. - Andy Murray — When I was serving for the match, there was a sense of how big a moment that is in British tennis history. It’s great to have finally done it. – Andy Murray

I don't think, that you can ever get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you're Federer. - Novak Djokovic — I don’t think, that you can ever get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you’re Federer. – Novak Djokovic

I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on. - Serena Williams — I’m a perfectionist. I’m pretty much insatiable. I feel there’s so many things I can improve on. – Serena Williams

It's easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it's tough to sit. - Goran Ivanisevic — It’s easier when you play. You get your emotion out. You scream. You yell. You do whatever you want. You play. But it’s tough to sit. – Goran Ivanisevic

You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top. - Monica Seles — You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top. – Monica Seles

Tennis has given me soul. - Martina Navratilova — Tennis has given me soul. – **Martina Navratilova**

Being number two sucks. - Andre Agassi — Being number two sucks. – Andre Agassi

It’s one-on-one out there, man. There ain’t no hiding. I can’t pass the ball. - Pete Sampras — It’s one-on-one out there, man. There ain’t no hiding. I can’t pass the ball. – Pete Sampras

I never look back, I look forward. - Steffi Graf — I never look back, I look forward. – Steffi Graf

The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it’s just a question of constant diligence and vigilance. - Venus Williams — The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it’s just a question of constant **diligence** and vigilance. – Venus Williams

16 Encouraging Quotes About Tennis for Winning and Losing

“As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that’s not a happy thing – I mean sure, I was disappointed. You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that’s the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It’s worth it.”
Bjorn Borg

It is very important not to think about losing. - Venus Williams — It is very important not to think about losing. – Venus Williams

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. - Billie Jean King — A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. – Billie Jean King

“Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.”
Andre Agassi

When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win. - Maria Sharapova — When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win. – Maria Sharapova

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. - Arthur Ashe — Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. – Arthur Ashe

“If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that’s a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there’s going to be a life after tennis that’s a lot longer than your tennis life.”
Chris Evert

I just try to play tennis and don’t find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. - Goran Ivanišević — I just try to play tennis and don’t find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore. – Goran Ivanišević

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 — 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

“As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.”
Stanislas Wawrinka