The fifth set is not about tennis, it’s about nerves.
What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.
The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is commited.
A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn’t have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn’t changed in 10 years.
I grew up on the tennis court with lots of other kids. There were like 40 kids all afternoon and I was one of the youngest ones, so I always had to chase everybody to keep up.
Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.
That’s what you do all the hard work for, to play in situations that put your body through gruelling times. If you’re not up to it, pull out.
