Keyword: Tennis (Page 2)

Mixed doubles are always starting divorces. If you play with your wife, you fight with her. If you play with somebody else, she fights with you.

American professional tennis player

I’m trying to kick your ass… in a nice way.

American professional tennis player

A mediocre player will sink to the level of his or her opposition.

The Gullikson twins here; an interesting pair… both from Wisconsin.

Tennis commentator

My theory is that if you buy an ice-cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can learn to play tennis. If you stick it on your forehead, your chances aren’t as good.

American tennis player, instructor & broadcaster

All women tennis players should go on their knees in thankfulness to Suzanne Lenglen for delivering them from the tyranny of corsets.

American professional tennis player

He doesn’t cook well.

American professional tennis player

These ball boys are marvellous; you don’t even notice them; there’s a left-handed one over there that I noticed earlier.

Tennis commentator

If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. It’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed; like when I used to beat Ann Jones, she could hit under them or over them but never through them.

American professional tennis player

All gong and no dinner… we just wish Anna would finally win something aside from hearts.

I don’t know that my behavior has improved all that much with age; they just found someone worse.

American professional tennis player

I’m trying to be a good guy, and I’m not that good a guy.

American professional tennis player

Tennis is like marrying for money; ‘love’ means nothing.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

He offers more shots than a bar tending octopus or an allergist.

American journalist & tennis broadcaster

He’s got the balls and when he’s holding them he controls the tempo.

American professional tennis player

Doubles: Tennis game played by athletic couples who wish to burn a few calories while arguing.

That's one of the best sets I've seen him play[Tomas Zib] – although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before

American professional tennis player

His left wrist is so strong that he’d knock his own teeth out if he didn’t brush them right-handed.

American journalist & tennis broadcaster

Why should I have become elevated to a position of first-page importance merely because I am somewhat more dexterous than most in manipulating a contrivance of catgut and wood which is commonly called a tennis racquet?

first American female professional tennis player

Watching Connors and McEnroe play was a little bit like watching the Indianapolis 500. You know that a good portion of the crowd was there not to see them play, but to explode.

American sportswriter, author & commentator

Tennis: a racquet sport in which two players compete to see who has the shortest temper, the worst memory, the poorest eyesight, and the slowest watch.