Tennis famous quotes collection

Love is nothing in tennis, but in life it's everything.
~Unknown

Behind every tennis player there is another tennis player
~John McPhee

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.
~Roger Kahn

Tennis begins with love.
~Author Unknown

I'll let the racket do the talking.
~John McEnroe

The fifth set is not about tennis, it's about nerves.
~Boris Becker

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

Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.
~Virginia Graham

The primary conception of tennis is to get the ball over the net and at the same time to keep it within bounds of the court; failing this, within the borders of the neighborhood.
~Elliot Chaze

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.
~Billie Jean King

Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
~Martina Navratilova

On retiring early- Being a champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.
~Althea Gibson

At Wimbledon, the ladies are simply the candles on the cake.
~John Newcombe