50 Tennis Quotes to Fuel Your Game

May 18, 2025

“I just try to stay positive and keep everything in perspective.” – Venus Williams
“I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.” – Boris Becker
“Tennis just a game, family is forever.” – Serena Williams
“If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.” – Serena Williams
“What is the single most important quality of a champion? Desire.” – Chris Evert

“What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.” – Andre Agassi
“Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.” – Venus Williams
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” – Serena Williams
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“It’s not the opponent across the net who will beat you – it’s yourself.” – Anonymous

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe
“Practice creates confidence. Confidence empowers you.” – Simone Biles
“There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.” – Roger Federer
“The more I practice, the luckier I get.” – Ivan Lendl
“Discipline is doing what you hate to do but doing it like you love it.” – Mike Tyson

“I fear no one but respect everyone.” – Roger Federer
“Pressure is a privilege.” – Billie Jean King
“I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.” – Serena Williams
“Being number one is a great feeling, but I don’t feel I need to prove anything.” – Novak Djokovic
“My game is a lot about footwork. If I move well, I play well.” – Rafael Nadal

“Lose with dignity. Win with grace.” – Anonymous
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan
“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.” – Billie Jean King
“In tennis, the tiniest margin can separate a win from a loss.” – John McEnroe
“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.” – Arthur Ashe

“The mark of a great champion is not how he wins, but how he recovers from loss.” – Anonymous
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
“Defeat doesn’t finish a man, quit does.” – Richard Nixon
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” – Lance Armstrong
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
“The serve was invented so that the net could play.” – Bill Cosby
“It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort.” – Jillian Michaels
“Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” – Zig Ziglar