The first time at age 5 and a half, when I took a racket in my hands and my father fed me some balls, I made 50 backhands in a row - didn't miss a single one.
I don't think I've ever held a racket in my hand ... There's got to be somebody in the US who isn't trying to play tennis and stinking up the court.
I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.
I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
Badminton in Beijing is huge - it's one of their top three sports.
I'm the Bjorn Boerg of table tennis.
I caught the U.S. Open a couple of times, but, man, I would love to catch Wimbledon and watch Nadal - he is the king of all kings.
I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.
As soon as I hit the ball, I know if it's in.
Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
The serve, I think, is the most difficult, you know, in terms of coordination, because you got the two arms going, and you got to toss it up at the right time so.
Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault.
I think my biggest thing is learning when to hit which serve when, not doing the exact same thing over and over. Because O.K., great, it's 120 miles per hour, but they're standing right there, and they just block it back.
Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better.
Slowly from just touching the ball I got to making the ball and eventually hitting a decent defensive shot. Because I don't have a lot of weapons I have to use my speed.
I don't think I'm one of those guys who won't pick up a racket for three years...I love hitting tennis balls.
I was a big fan of Pete Sampras.
In badminton, they use a lot from the wrist. But I use a lot from the shoulder.
I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.
Tennis is a game of angles. You never have time to figure the angles. It's practiced. It's so practiced that it becomes an instinct. You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
Today people hit the ball with much more strength. Almost every player is capable of playing a winning stroke from any position. This means the balls arrive more quickly. If you want to reach them, you have to slow down from a high speed or suddenly change direction. These are moments when you can injure yourself, and that's what wears us out.
We don't talk about tennis. I figure she knows what she's doing. I mean, what am I going to tell her?
I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had.
I love to play tennis. I play a lot in the summer. I'm not a big golfer; I need something a bit more intense.
