50 Tennis Quotes to Power Up Your Mindset
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Quotes from Tennis Legends
- “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
- “What you feel doesn’t matter in the end; it’s what you do that makes you brave.” – Andre Agassi
- “The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst.” – Martina Navratilova
- “I hate to lose more than I love to win.” – Jimmy Connors
- “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” – Serena Williams
- “You don’t have to be the best. You just have to be better than you were yesterday.” – Andy Murray
- “Being number two sucks.” – Andre Agassi
- “Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.” – Venus Williams
- “Losing is not my enemy... fear of losing is my enemy.” – Rafael Nadal
- “If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that’s concentration.” – Serena Williams
Quotes on Mindset and Mental Strength
- “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi
- “A champion is someone who gets up when they can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
- “Pressure is a privilege.” – Billie Jean King
- “Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Arthur Ashe
- “You only live once, but you get to serve twice.” – Unknown
- “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – Buddha
- “When you’re down, that’s when you learn the most.” – Chris Evert
- “Believe you can and you're halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
- “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
Quotes to Inspire Your Tennis Game
- “Play the ball, not your opponent.” – Unknown
- “Never let success get to your head. Never let failure get to your heart.” – Unknown
- “Tennis uses the language of life: advantage, service, fault, break, love.” – Unknown
- “You earn your trophies at practice. You just pick them up at tournaments.” – Unknown
- “Practice like you’ve never won. Play like you’ve never lost.” – Unknown
- “Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.” – Billie Jean King
- “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” – Tim Notke
- “The only thing you can control is your effort.” – Unknown
- “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
Quotes for Tennis Fans and Life Enthusiasts
- “Tennis is just a game, family is forever.” – Unknown
- “In tennis and in life, stay focused on the point, not the scoreboard.” – Unknown
- “Every match is a new opportunity.” – Unknown
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
- “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Unknown
- “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
- “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
- “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
- “Work until your idols become your rivals.” – Drake
Short Tennis Quotes for Gear, Gifts & Motivation
- “Love means nothing in tennis—until you find the right mindset.”
- “Grip it. Rip it. Win it.”
- “Calm is a superpower.”
- “Born to serve.”
- “Train hard. Win easy.”
- “No excuses. Just results.”
- “Serve with purpose.”
- “Mind over match.”
- “Make each shot count.”
- “Dream big. Play bigger.”
