Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity. Billie Jean King
No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win – and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance. Billie Jean King
You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. Chris Evert
Tennis is more than just a sport. It’s an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. Bill Tilden
I have always considered tennis as a combat in an arena between two gladiators who have their racquets and their courage as their weapons. Yannick Noah
An otherwise happily married couple may turn a mixed doubles game into a scene from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Rod Laver
What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be ‘sorry’ and admiration of each other’s play crosses the net as frequently as the ball. J M Barrie