MARANATHA TENNIS 2000 TENNIS FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM

Quotes:

For now they are from the mouth of coach Paul. They echo in your ears when you play, good and bad.

 

"You can only be as good as your form."

"If you practice bad tennis you are practicing to be a bad tennis player."

"Make a pattern, break a pattern."

"First serve is about technique, second serve is about confidence."

____M. Paul Sanchez

"When I step onto the tennis court, whether positive or negative thoughts are on my mind, I try to keep focused on the game."

____Bjorn Borg

"I tried to play smart, which isn't my game."

_____ Marat Safin

"Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity."

____Billy Jean King

"People don t seem to understand that it s a damn war out there."

____Jimmy Connors

"Hit at the girl whenever possible."

____Bill Tilden on mixed doubles

"You are the pits of the world! Vultures! Trash!

____John McEnroe

" This taught me a lesson, but I m not sure what it is."

____John MacEnroe

"I' d just as soon play tennis with the net down."

____Robert Frost

"Being number two sucks. It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it."

"Sampras, Sampras, Sampras, Sampras and Sampras"

____Andre Agassi's reply when asked who are the best five players of all time.

"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. "

____ Arthur Ashe

"You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others."

____Steffi Graf

"I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports."

____Martina Hingis

"You've got to take the initiative and play your game... confidence makes the difference."

____Chris Evert

I'll let the racket do the talking. This taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.

____John McEnroe

"I just try to concentrate on concentrating. The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else. You can be the best ball striker there is. But, if you can’t get to the ball, it doesn’t matter."

____Martina Navratilova

"It's one-on-one out there, man. There ain't no hiding. I can't pass the ball. People know me. I'm not going to produce any cartwheels out there. I'm not going to belong on Comedy Central. I'll always be a tennis player, not a celebrity."

____ Pete Sampras

"For me deep down, I think it is I just love to play tennis. I love the game. I really enjoy the everyday practicing for it and the competition. As long as I have that passion for it I will keep playing. It doesn't matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesn't give me more or less motivation. "

____Monica Seles

"You must train yourseff to respond to the new look and feel of the correct recovery position."

_____Nick Bollettieri