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Tennis Quotes
Voices from the world of tennis.
These quotes capture the tennis life, from starting the game as a toddler to breaking into a sport that wasn't always common back home. Several reflect the pull of early Competition, including regional championship circuits.
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- Table
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm the Bjorn Boerg of table tennis.
- Comfortable
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- Nov 07, 2020
I bought my Grasshoppers tennis shoes at a flea market in Brooklyn. They are so comfortable to lounge around in on tour.
- Around
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started tennis around age 2.
- Playing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport.
- Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a big tennis fan.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1980 I was attacked by a dog in Spain and was temporarily blinded in one eye - I thought it would end my tennis career.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most popular sport.
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- Nov 07, 2020