Li Na Quotes

I had good skills, but my lack of size and speed kept me a little behind the best kids in the other sports. Golf offered a more level field. I would have rather played other sports, but golf picked me.

It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player.

If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I'll come back and play.

My serve can get better, for sure. It's not just about serving bombs, but positioning, variation in speed, in spin.

I want to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams.

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!

If you want to remain the best, you have to keep on doing what you are good at.

If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.

I know my serve stinks, but I was a pretty good tennis player.

A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best.

A bad toss is one of the most common causes of a bad serve, and most tosses are bad because players release the ball too soon, flick their wrists, or both.

We have to keep winning and looking good and keep fighting the best competition out there.

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport.

The best thing I could say is you do have to be a really good listener. If I go to a family reunion, and there's 400 people there, everybody comes up and tells me their stories, right? And I think that when you're a good listener, and you can imagine how someone's talking, dialogue is your key friend, is it not?

I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.

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.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.

My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

I'm just here for good times, man. I want people to have the best time ever. Especially if they're around me.

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

Life's too short to dwell on things. When you go through experiences that are bad, it's a good thing. You learn from it - become a stronger person. Life is a roller coaster, and you don't know what's going to be thrown at you next, so all you can do is give it your best shot.