Tennis Quote of the Week

My theory is that if you buy an ice-cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can play [tennis]. If you stick it on your forehead, your chances are less.
Vic Braden

“Most tennis players greatly overestimate what they can achieve over a short time, and greatly underestimate what they can do over a long time.  So keep plugging away, and when you look back, you’ll be amazed.”

Neil Witherow

It’s okay to get knocked down.  What happens next says it all.

Rick Macci

"The fifth set is not about tennis; it's about nerves"

Boris Becker

"It's a little disappointing that we're behind a sport that you turn left for four hours."

Andy Roddick, when asked why tennis was not as popular as football and NASCAR.

People think the fences on the court are to keep the balls in, but really they're there to keep the parents out.
Pat Witherow (Neil's father)

"Training the body to obey the mind as  I have done differs from the more conventional method of getting the mind to obey the body."
Chris Evert

“Thankfulness and gratitude are the foundation of character and being able to serve others.”

Jim Loehr (sports psychologist and author, who has worked with many top pro tennis players)

"The mark of  a great sportsman is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are at their worst."
-Martina Navratilova

"The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else."
Martina Navratilova