Whether you are a tennis beginner or an experienced player, you will enjoy these inspirational and motivational tennis quotes. Playing tennis can be frustrating at times, but these quotes will remind you of why you love the game. From challenging yourself to staying positive on the court, these quotes have something for everyone.

1. I think business is the same as tennis. You have to have the love, that helps, or else it’s just too much pressure to be able to keep up with. — Venus Williams
2. I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis. — Novak Djokovic
3. I used to play a lot of tennis–ball cricket. — Ms Dhoni
4. If Davis Cup was a little bit less or once every two years, I would be more inclined to play. But the way it is now, it is too much tennis for me. — Pete Sampras
5. I love yoga. I can practice it wherever I am, at home, in my hotel room… I like playing tennis, too, but that’s more of a hobby because I’m not very good! — Sigrid Agren
6. Tennis is a hard sport. There is a lot of competition all year and you play alone. — Rafael Nadal
7. My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn’t say that it’s more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me. — Rafael Nadal
8. Once you reach a good level in tennis it fills you with a lot of motivation. I hope I can do it for a long time. — Roger Federer
9. Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn’t changed in 10 years. — Pete Sampras
10. In tennis, because of the way it’s scored, I don’t think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment. — Rafael Nadal
11. Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together. — Uta Hagen
12. You don’t play boxing. You really don’t. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don’t play boxing. — Sugar Ray Leonard
13. Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off. — Stefan Edberg
14. Tennis is a huge part of my life, but I don’t base my self–value or my self–worth or the quality of my life on my results on the court. — Venus Williams
15. I was political by coming out of the womb. I was gay, and I wanted to play tennis. — Martina Navratilova
16. A good thing is I’ve been playing tennis I think every day for the last two months. I really haven’t had a day off. I’ve been doing things that I did used to do. — Stefan Edberg
17. All I cared about in tennis was winning. — Pete Sampras
18. Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together. — Uta Hagen
19. If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn’t know anything about tennis. — Rafael Nadal
20. I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I’m tough, let me tell you, tough as nails. — Venus Williams
21. Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. — Sally Ride
22. I haven’t been in tennis for that long, but what I can say is that we have a lot of young guys at the top who are willing to do a lot of good things for tennis in general. — Novak Djokovic
23. I’m only seeing tennis balls these days. And maybe the occasional fashion sketch. — Venus Williams
24. I love yoga. I can practice it wherever I am, at home, in my hotel room… I like playing tennis, too, but that’s more of a hobby because I’m not very good! — Sigrid Agren
25. This woman was so cross–eyed. She can go to a tennis match and never move her head. — Phyllis Diller
26. It wasn’t as tight as i was used to, i’ve played tennis for over 30 years, so i’m so used to( being) incredibly fIt. — Serena Williams
27. The Williams girls compete extremely hard on court because they hate losing–it’s just that they haven’t played an awful lot of tennis over the years. — Martina Navratilova
28. I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards. — Yani Tseng
29. It’s nice to have other hobbies, other than golf. I’ve played football, I play tennis. I enjoy doing things other than golf, and poker is one of them. — Sergio Garcia
30. When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I prefer to talk about tennis or boxing. — Wolfgang Puck
31. I was political by coming out of the womb. I was gay, and I wanted to play tennis. — Martina Navratilova
32. When you start playing tennis, you don’t imagine there’s a whole bureaucracy behind the tournaments and all of that. You just think about winning the cups. — Venus Williams
33. Men hate to lose. I once beat my husband at tennis. I asked him, ‘Are we going to have sex again?’ He said, ‘Yes, but not with each other. — Rita Rudner
34. I’m as patient a father as I am on the tennis court. It takes a lot for me to get really upset, but sometimes kids can get you really cross if they really keep bugging you. — Roger Federer
35. Challenging the truth is like playing tennis against the wall! The defeat is inevitable! — Mehmet Murat ildan
36. Tennis obviously isn’t as popular as baseball in the States. — Pete Sampras
37. I don’t want to play too much because there Is better thIngs to do than play tennIs, so we wIll see. — Roger Federer
38. We play a lot of tennis, and we work out at the gym three or four times a week. As you get older, you feel those aches and pains, so Advil’s become a friend in the house. — Regis Philbin
39. Where is women’s sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of. — Ronda Rousey
40. Tennis is mostly mental. You win or lose the match before you even go out there. — Venus Williams
41. I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken. — Martha Stewart
42. Obsession is a negative word, I do not think that obsession can bring positive things. Not only in tennis but, I mean in any situation of life. — Novak Djokovic
43. With all these issues… to be able to manage to keep winning important things, french open has been, not a miracle, but an amazing year in terms of quality of tennis. — Rafael Nadal
44. I’m actually a pretty good tennis player! — Randy Jackson
45. Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare. — Pete Sampras
46. Honestly, I could get in a car accident today and never play tennis again, and then I wouldn’t have anything to fall back on. But fortunately enough, I do. — Serena Williams
47. I always show up to the office sweaty! I’ll come in between workouts in a tennis skirt drenched in sweat. The only time that I actually look presentable is at meetings. — Venus Williams
48. I’m really trying to focus myself on playing tennis, and I think that’s really important. — Stefan Edberg
49. You don’t play boxing. You really don’t. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don’t play boxing. — Sugar Ray Leonard
50. I’m ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right–handed–I can’t do it. I’m clueless. — Rafael Nadal