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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the 1950s at the beginning of rock n' roll, and would strum a tennis racket in front of the mirror.
- Broom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was just another long-haired teenage kid with visions of grandeur, strumming a tennis racket or a broom in front of his bedroom mirror.
- Nov 07, 2020
Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.
- Glamorous
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- Nov 07, 2020
These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter.
- Nov 07, 2020
Tennis is a funny sport.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was five, I wanted to be a cleaning lady; when I was nine, I wanted to be the world's number one tennis player.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19.
- Matches
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.
- Nov 07, 2020