Tennis Mastery Quotes

I don't believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.

You can find flaws in Agassi and Sampras, but Federer has none.

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

I think when you can beat Novak Djokovic in the final of a Masters tournament, you are going to be OK.

You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.

[In the modern game] you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer...

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.

You also can understand how to play tennis from Serena Williams, and she is awesome. I haven't seen her Masterclass but just watching her on the court - I saw some of Wimbledon on TV and there's such an awesome force in her and focus and determination and technique, you just look at her and it's awesome. If I would like to learn tennis I would immediately turn to her.

Roger [Federer], he brought tennis... one level higher. Normally he toys with everybody. With all respect to other players, he does whatever he wants on the court against them. It's incredible what kind of game he can play.

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

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'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.