Werner Herzog Quotes

All I want to do is to play my tennis and try to do the best possible on the court.

If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him.

I wish I could play like Roger Federer.

Since I retired, I very much enjoy watching Serena Williams play. While I was playing, she was one of the toughest players I ever faced. Her ground strokes are so solid, her serve is one of the most powerful in women's tennis, and mentally she is just so strong.

I started in a very small tennis club in a South American country where I never thought about becoming the best tennis player.

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!

I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.

Powerful, quick and agile, Serena Williams thrives on winning.

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

It takes years of practice to become a World No. 1 or 2.

I played tennis when I was younger. I don't know if I could have been a professional, but I am still passionate about it.

If you want to win a Grand Slam, when you dream, you say, 'I want Serena in the final.'

I wasn't any good at playing tennis.

I think Pete Sampras has really reached his peak. About the only thing he doesn't do is cook.

I was in a movie for five minutes where I play tennis and I was given five tennis lessons for free. I never had a tennis lesson. I was like, that's awesome! When else would I have taken up tennis?

Maybe I have to work a bit harder on clay. It's a challenge and I've always liked challenges. Whether I will ever win the French and master playing on clay, who knows? But I'll give it a shot.

I always wanted to be a professional player, but when I started playing well in Challengers and, for the first time, I did well at ATP tournaments, I saw that these guys are also beatable.

Usually if you haven't figured out how you want to play tennis yourself, it is hard to accept the failures of playing five sets.

What I have to show, I show on the track.

When I'm doing sports, I always think of how it's related to singing, and when I watch tennis, I learn a lot for my singing: how the players are focused, how they use their technique, and, in the case of Roger Federer, how effortless it is and how beautiful it is to watch - like bel canto, in a way. That's how singing should be.

I'm an ardent tennis player. I'm like an overenthusiastic child out there and I've damaged my back. It's not that it's crippling pain, more mental anguish.