random collection of tennis quotes
If you've checked around, you may have seen that I have a TV and movie quotes site. I started it back in my college days and maybe I'll update it again someday. But I was on ESPN's site which had the quotes of the year and I thought it'd be cool to put a list like that together. Their list is here but some are ones I have to include here as well.
I'd love for people to comment with other favorites. I'll have a more comprehensive list when I have time (which would likely be dominated by Djokovic, Roddick, Gulbis with a side of Safin and Ivanisevic)
“But if I cut my hair and shave, I look 17 and then no women at the age of 26 will be interested in me. I am not one of those who want 10,000 creams rubbed into my face or my hair. I am a real man.” ~ Ernests Gulbis
So if you weren't obligated to be on the other side of the net, fair to say [Rafa's] your kind of an athlete, your kind of guy?
"Well, as far as what? Do I think he's cute?"
~ Andy Roddick
"I am not Paris Hilton." ~ Nikolay Davydenko (probably the first month of the year was dominated with Kolya quotes)
Q: When did you first notice he had a problem?
"About five years ago."
~ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, on Djokovic suffering one of his frequent maladies during their Australian Open match.
"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him." ~ Andy Murray
"You know how they say -- sport doesn't build character, it shows it."
~ Ana Ivanovic, about Jelena Jankovic imitating her fist pump after the two played each other in Madrid.
"If I win, it'll be fabulous. If I lose, it'll be even more fabulous." ~ Gilles Simon, on winning another round at the U.S. Open versus going home to see his newborn son.
"I was just closing my eyes and hitting forehands as hard as I could. If it goes in, it goes in. If it goes out, another loss to Federer in the U.S. Open." ~ Novak Djokovic, regarding fighting off match point at the US Open