62 Tennis Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing tennis sayings.
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Short Tennis Sayings
“Tennis has given me soul.” —Martina Navratilova
“All I cared about in tennis was winning.” —Pete Sampras
“The fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about nerves.” —Boris Becker
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.” —Martina Navratilova
“Tennis is the loneliest sport.” —Andre Agassi
“Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.” —John McEnroe
“Life is like a game of tennis; the player who serves well seldom loses.” —Unknown
“I’ve got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.” —Andy Roddick
“Tennis goals are tennis dreams with deadlines.” —Unknown
“Tennis is my job, but it’s not my life.” —Serena Williams
“Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.” —Roger Kahn
“I play each point like my life depends on it.” —Rafael Nadal
“The ball is round, the game is long.” —Bjorn Borg
“The roughest thing I ever said to an umpire was, ‘Are you sure?” —Rod Laver
“My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well – I play well.” —Roger Federer
“Love is nothing in tennis, but in life it’s everything.” —Unknown
“Life is like tennis. Those who serve best usually win.” —David Foster
“It’s one-on-one out there, man. There ain’t no hiding. I can’t pass the ball.” —Pete Sampras
“Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.” —Rafael Nadal
“Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.” —Russell Lynes
“Being champion is all well and good, but you can’t eat a crown.” —Althea Gibson
“It’s one-on-one out there, man. There ain’t no hiding. I can’t pass the ball.” —Pete Sampras
“Spectacular performances are preceded by spectacular preparation.” —Frank Giampaolo
“The serve was invented so that the net could play.” —Bill Cosby
“Never discuss love with a tennis player, it means nothing to them.” —Unknown
“Control the things you can control.” —Unknown
Tennis Sayings
Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.” —Venus Williams
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.” —Billie Jean King
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
The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst.” —Martina Navratilova
What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be “sorry” and admiration of each other’s play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.” —J.M. Barrie
It’s always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.” —Vicki Lawrence
Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.” —Jacques Barzun
I am here to play women’s tennis. I’m a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.” —Serena Williams
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
Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.” —Jacques Barzu
Tennis players with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” —Unknown
You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.” —Roger Federer
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.” —Mitch Hedberg
If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.” —Serena Williams
In tennis the addict moves about a hard rectangle and seeks to ambush a fuzzy ball with a modified snow-shoe.” —Elliot Chaze
Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.” —Novak Djokovic
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
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.” —Unknown
Is only a tennis match. At the end, that’s life. There is much more important things.” —Rafael Nadal
You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.” —Chris Evert
I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.” —Novak Djokovic
The tennis ball doesn’t know how old I am. The ball doesn’t know if I’m a man or a woman or if I come from a communist country or not. Sport has always broken down these barriers.” —Martina Navratilova
The great part about tennis is you can’t run out the clock…. As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.” —Andre Agassi
I’m not lucky. If I play another player, even if I don’t play really good, I think I can win.” —Richard Gasquet
To be a better tennis player than you’ve ever been, you have to do something you’ve never done.” —Unknown
Top Ten Tennis Sayings
Here you will find top ten Tennis Sayings selected by our team.
- “Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.” —Billie Jean King
- “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
- “Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.” —Venus Williams
- “I play each point like my life depends on it.” —Rafael Nadal
- “The fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about nerves.” —Boris Becker
- “Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.” —Russell Lynes
- “The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst.” —Martina Navratilova
- “The great part about tennis is you can’t run out the clock…. As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.” —Andre Agassi
- “It’s always good to play tennis with a better player to bring out the best in you.” —Vicki Lawrence
- “Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.” —Roger Kahn
