Rita Mae Brown Quotes

I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

When I go out on court, I don't care what I look like. I don't care if I'm out of my bed as long as I win the match, and that's what I'm there for. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing, it doesn't matter what I look, it doesn't matter what my hair feels like. All I feel is the moment I have to play well, give my 100% and win the match.

Tennis has given me soul.

You know, I still love the innocent parts of the game. I love hitting tennis balls. I love seeing the young guys do well. I'll still have a lot of friends to watch. I'll miss the relationships probably the most. As time passes, I'll probably miss the tennis more.

The pace of play is very important whether I'm watching baseball, tennis or golf.

I just go out and play my best tennis.

Being away with a national side at a tournament can be hard - you train, go back to your hotel, and often, you sit in your room, watching TV or speaking to people at home. If there's no communal area, it can feel like being in prison, staring at the same four walls all the time.

Tennis always fascinated me, because it made every demand: technology, tactics, physique, endurance. The competition of one against one has a very special charm.

I know, when I'm walking out on the court before for the game, it's like, man, if you wanna compete, here it is. It's coming. That's something I really enjoy.

Polo is like tennis - you literally have to live it.

On the court, I'm not afraid of anything. I try to have confidence and have a belief in myself.

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

As a ballplayer, I would be delighted to do it again. As an individual, I doubt if I could possibly go through it again.

A race is a work of art.

It's just strange to think that so much of our enjoyment from sports comes from the elevation of arbitrary differences.

The US Open flag eliminates a lot of players. Some players just weren't meant to win the US Open. Quite often, they know it.

The human soul is not framed for continued proximity, and the result of this enforced neighbourhood is often an appalling loneliness for which the rules of the game forbid assuagement.

I'm getting tired of saying hello to Stan Smith and not getting any reply. I'm cocky and confident and maybe I'm too bullheaded sometimes, but I think I have some fan and player support. I know what the others say, but I'm not that obnoxious. I am not a punk. I'm 5' 10", 155 pounds. I've got broad shoulders and I can pack a punch. Most of these guys are windbags anyway. If they ever try anything with me, I'll be to the net fast.

I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.

Boredom can be a lethal thing on a small island.

I think the Patriots actually live by the saying, 'If you're not cheating, you're not trying.'

You have no idea how many times I’ve been barricaded inside a box in my life. I know it’s for my protection. But that doesn’t mean I have to like it. (Kiara)

It's not my goal, definitely. I mean, I don't think it's something I can really achieve. Definitely she's a great champion - she has nine titles. But it's nice to see her in the locker room, and she's smiling and she's happy for me. She's really cheering for me. It's nice to have someone like her.

Every time I hit the ball on the wall I uses to pretend I was there (Wimbledon). When I went to sleep I used to pretend I was there.