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27 TENNIS QUOTES FROM THE GREATEST PLAYERS

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SPORTSMANSHIP "The roughest thing I ever said to an umpire was  'are you sure? "     -  Rod Laver OUTSIDER   "I'm not wanting to be understood or liked, like me or not, I don't care. I am an outsider, that is the way I was brought up'.  -  Jimmy Connors  FOCUS "The ideal state is to be physically loose and mentally tight."        -  Arthur Ashe COMMITMENT  "The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken was involved, but the pig was committed."   -  Martina Navratilova  STRATEGY "Never change a winning game, always change a losing one."  -  Bill Tilden  KILLER INSTINCT "When you've got your man down, rub him out."     - Rod Laver LOSING "You never really cancel the fear of losing, you keep challenging it."    -  Arthur Ashe  CONCENTRATION   "Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your ...