Tennis Coaching Quotes

It was tennis that got me started in business. When I was 16 and about to embark on my A-levels, I set up a tennis academy and became one of the youngest qualified tennis coaches in the country. It did well; by the time I was 19 I was able to buy my first house.

I want to be a top-10 player and I want to win a Grand Slam tournament.

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.

I never thought I was going to make a career out of tennis, to be honest, until I was 10 or 11 years old. One of my earliest memories is when I was seven, and I was competing against players that were three, four years older than me. I didn't take it too seriously at the time. I was having a lot of fun.

Tennis is my dream. It is what I love. And it is what I want to be best at.

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

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

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

The Czech tennis federation wasn't holding me back, but they could still pull the plug anytime they wanted.

India has a very good tradition in tennis.

We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

I grew up in the USTA's junior circuit.

At the end of the day, it is a very long year. The tennis season is pretty much ten months of the year.

There are so many great players on the men's - and women's - side. Hopefully I can keep improving and eventually play in the Masters.

Tennis has been a part of my life since I was five years old.

Coming from a country that loves tennis, actually, there are a lot of people who play. We definitely face a lot of challenges when it comes to producing tennis players.

I moved to Spain, and at all the tournaments I'd play, I would be really good in my age. That made me realize that I could be a pro.

Billie-Jean King used to take me out on court and say that she just wanted to watch my forehand. You can't get greater praise than that.

I'm really lucky to have Lindsay Davenport as my coach. She was number one in the world, and she's won Grand Slams, so if there's any person who can help me get through, it's her. Getting her advice is very special for me.

I obviously grew up on a court, but there wasn't any, 'All right, we're going to name him 'Tennis,' and he's going to be a professional.'

My parents got me into tennis, and it's why I do what I do, and probably why I do it as well as I do it, because I've always had their guidance and their experience and their help throughout my whole life.

I was watching tennis on TV, and between games, they were showing a commercial for a tennis school. I wrote down the number, gave it to my mom, and said, 'This is what I want to do.' She thought it was a joke, but I was very stubborn, and I kept bringing it up.

I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young.