106 Wimbledon Quotes
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Famous Wimbledon Quotes
Obviously, like Wembley is synonymous with tennis, snooker is synonymous with Sheffield. — Richard Caborn
[In the modern game] you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer... — Jimmy Connors
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall. — Mitch Hedberg
What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well. — John McEnroe
Borg's won Wimbledon four straight times and out there he has just lost an 18-16 tie breaker. You'd think maybe once he'd let up and say forget it. But oh, no way. — John McEnroe
Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands. — Novak Djokovic
The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself. — Goran Ivanisevic
Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match — Jimmy Connors
Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there. — Venus Williams
In England, you have stadiums in the middle of the city. — Jurgen Klopp
I went on the courts with just a ball and a racket and a hope...and that's all I had. — Serena Williams
Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed. — Billie Jean King
Favourite stadium? I have good memories of my CL debut at Old Trafford, spectacular atmosphere. The Theatre of Dreams, as they say. — Xavi
In tennis the addict moves about a hard rectangle and seeks to ambush a fuzzy ball with a modified snow-shoe. — Elliott Chaze
In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go. — Andy Roddick
Short Wimbledon Quotes
- Winning Wimbledon, I can't get my head around that. I still can't believe it's happened. — Andy Murray
- From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel. — Althea Gibson
- You can't be considered a great player unless you win Wimbledon. That's the way it is. — Mats Wilander
- I think I owe it to myself and my fans in Britain to play one more Wimbledon. — Goran Ivanisevic
- The problem at Wimbledon seems to be that the club has suffered a loss of complacency. — Joe Kinnear
- The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment. — Helen Wills
- I had started my love affair with Wimbledon. — John Newcombe
- I am not playing Wimbledon because I am allergic to grass. — Ivan Lendl
- I feel a bit awkward playing in a red shirt out at Wimbledon. But I don't dislike it. — Roger Federer
- I think this is the biggest win in my career. To beat Venus in Wimbledon is just something amazing. — Elena Vesnina
Wimbledon Tennis Quotes
I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm partial to is Wimbledon's. — Rod Laver
I don't care now if I ever win a match in my life again. Whatever I do in my life, wherever I go, I'm going to be always Wimbledon champion. — Goran Ivanisevic
Every time I hit the ball on the wall I uses to pretend I was there (Wimbledon). When I went to sleep I used to pretend I was there. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley
If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him. — John McEnroe
My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan. — Tom Brady
I don't need to come back to Wimbledon every year because I can't live without it. I'd be totally cool without tennis. — Roger Federer
When I won Wimbledon, I said to God: just let me win this one tournament and I won't play another match. Maybe God's telling me to go home, but I don't want to go home. We are negotiating at the moment. — Goran Ivanisevic
I can't become satisfied, because if I get satisfied, I'll be like, "Oh, I've won Wimbledon, I've won the U.S. Open. Now can I relax." But now people are really going to be fighting to beat me. — Serena Williams
At Wimbledon, the ladies are simply the candles on the cake. — John Newcombe
It means everything, definitely. I mean, it's Wimbledon. Tennis here is tennis history. Centre Court is always great to play on. I really feel like I'm at home. I was really up and down after my title here in 2011, but I still worked hard and believed in myself, and my team believed in me as well. — Petra Kvitova
Wimbledon Final Quotes
I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get. — Andy Roddick
When I was a child, the FA Cup was one of the crown jewels of the sporting year, along with the Grand National, Wimbledon and The Open. But with every announcement it seems to lose another piece of its identity. First it was sponsors added to the name, followed by the semi-finals at Wembley. — Gary Neville
The 1980 Wimbledon final with Borg - that's the one I was most proud of to be part of. It's talked about as one of the best matches people have seen so that certainly elevated me in a lot of different ways, even though I came out second in that one. — John McEnroe
The 60th seed at Wimbledon gets a chance at Center Court. The 60th seed in the NCAA gets a chance to go to the Final Four. But the third seed [in presidential politics] is shut out. — Ralph Nader
To cry on court during a Wimbledon final, you must feel so lonely. — Marion Bartoli
It is another Justine Henin who will try and go out there and achieve her dream of finally winning Wimbledon. — Justine Henin
Grand Slam Quotes
No offer? No business. No life. Bad offer? Negative profit. No business. Miserable life. Decent offer? No profit. Stagnating business. Stagnating life. Good offer? Some profit. Okay business. Okay life. Grand Slam Offer? Fantastic profit. Insane business. Freedom. — Alex Hormozi
The Grand Slam Offer only becomes valuable once the prospect perceives the increase in likelihood of achievement, perceives the decrease in time delay, and perceives the decrease in effort and sacrifice. — Alex Hormozi
The good news is that in business, you only need to hit one Grand Slam Offer to retire forever. I have done this four or five times in my life. — Alex Hormozi
You never know how long Federer is going to play, but in my opinion he has at least one or two more grand slams to win. It depends how long he stays motivated. For me, he is the greatest player to ever play the game. — Bjorn Borg
When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit. — Bob Gibson
I still think that I'm dreaming. It's a strange feeling. I always try to watch the final of Grand Slams because that's where the best players are playing. ... I never expected to play a final. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. And right now I just did it. — Stan Wawrinka
I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys. — Stan Wawrinka
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase. — Bob Uecker
Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine. — Roger Federer
The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed. — Brian McKnight
Wembley Quotes
To go out at Wembley and score is what you dream about as a kid. — Harry Kane
If you want to have a great party at Wembley, don't invite the Germans. — Alan Shearer
Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that was a record number. — Carli Lloyd
I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again. — Kevin Keegan
It's been three years since I last performed here so I'm dying to tear the roof off Wembley Arena with some old school joints and brand new bangers. When I'm done, you're gonna remember it for a long time to come. — Busta Rhymes
Growing up, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson. I saw him at Wembley when I was 7 years old, it was my first proper show. He was like a god to me. — Matthew Healy
I will definitely start in small venues, as I want to find my feet as a performer; the first shows that Westlife did was ten dates at Wembley, which was just crazy. We didn't have a clue what we were doing because it was so big. — Shane Filan
I've been to Cardiff a few times but I'd love to get to Wembley. My son is six or seven years old and I'd love to take him to Wembley to watch Liverpool. — Jamie Carragher
There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage. I don't like doing what people expect me to do. — Dave Grohl
I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value. — David Pleat
People Writing About Wimbledon
More Wimbledon Quotes
The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' — Arthur Ashe
I was playing in the juniors at Wimbledon I forgot to turn my mobile phone off. It was lying there in my bag and it rang in the middle of a match, and it was one of my friends from school saying, 'Murray, you're on the telly!' I learnt from that. I now put my phone on silent. — Andy Murray
It's something I've always wanted - to be known as an Australian. When I was younger I was always referred to as an Aboriginal tennis player. Now I think the award means that I have been recognised as an entertainer and that makes me happy... It's given me probably as big a kick as winning Wimbledon. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley
New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up. — Jimmy Connors
I was always a believer in stamping on my opponent if I got him down, at Wimbledon or anywhere else. I never wanted to give him the chance to get up. — Fred Perry
Confidence is the most important thing in this sport, and the confidence from winning Wimbledon would make it easier to win the Olympics, too. Either would be very difficult, both even more-but the player who wins Wimbledon will be the favorite for the Olympics. It can happen. — Rafael Nadal
I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That's what I'm most proud of. I can't go win Wimbledon anymore, so if what I've done in the past is not good enough, let it go. Because I'm certainly not sitting around thinking about it. — Jimmy Connors
I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid. — Pete Sampras
That match was late evening and I had the experience of the electricity of the Centre Court because it was packed, a full house for the whole match. It had been a great year for me, first time there and I had the full taste of Wimbledon. — John Newcombe
I don't know if Wimbledon's seen anything like it. I don't know if they will again. But it was just - it was electric. The Aussie crowd, I'm really proud of them, the way they conducted themselves. You know they're great losers, as well. — Patrick Rafter
To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport. — Fred Perry
Wimbledon is not the tournament I love. I don't like how they treat the players. There are small things that don't cost them anything and they make such a big deal out of it. If they treat us this way, well, we have to treat them the same. We want to be respected, the way we respect Wimbledon, even if it is not the best Grand Slam on earth. — Marat Safin
Well, I don't like to make outlandish statements. Not all the time. But Wimbledon would have beaten them 10-0. — Eamon Dunphy
I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief! — Pat Cash
The only thing championship about Wimbledon is its prestige. — John McEnroe
I am not blonde, yes. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely. — Marion Bartoli
A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early rounds. — Clive James
Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about. — Tiger Woods
Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence. — Goran Ivanisevic
Wimbledon is the world's most boring tournament. There's hardly anything to do apart from tennis. You constantly find yourself yawning - there's no entertainment here. — Nikolay Davydenko
The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have anything tangible to hold on to. But having a baby -- there isn't any comparison. — Chris Evert
Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995 — Richard Krajicek
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