Keyword: Tennis (Page 2)

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

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.

Grass is for cows.

Czech tennis player

It’s a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too.

professional tennis player

It’s a lot harder than tennis. If I make a mistake, it’s like 0-15. In boxing, you let your head down once and you’re in the hospital.

American professional tennis player

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 a professor in the school of how to break the racket.

Croatian professional tennis player

I’ve been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had a career.

(1956 – ) Czech American 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

My potential speaks for itself.

professional tennis player

I know being a linesman is a thankless job, especially with guys like me around.

American professional tennis player

My uncle always described an unforced error as his first marriage.

American journalist & tennis broadcaster

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

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

American professional tennis player

I threw the kitchen sink at him, but he went to the bathroom and got his tub.


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

American journalist & tennis broadcaster

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

It’s difficult to play against a man… I mean Martina. She scares you with those big muscles.

Czech 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

She literally wiped the court with her opponent.

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