Phrases
"Nicolas (Kiefer) goes his way and I go mine, but we are friendly. When we have a few moments together, we talk" <Tommy Haas>
"When I returned to Germany, I began to miss three things; pizza that's delivered in 20 minutes, 24-hour supermarkets, and Florida sunshine" <Tommy Haas>
"I'm the sunny boy who take everything easy, who's open with everyone" <Tommy Haas>
"If you told me that my ranking can go up 10 spots if I play on Court 10 in front of 50 people, or I can stay where I am and play in the stadium, I'll take the big stage every time" <Tommy Haas>
"Sometimes people don't understand what is happening. I have many emotions on the court; I just don't show them. They think I'm not playing serious. I'm always trying, but sometimes my game just isn't there" <Nicolas Kiefer>
"I don't like to be called Mr. Haas, nor Thomas, or Tom. Tommy will do just fine, thank you" <Tommy Haas>
"I don't mind the pressure. But realistically, what happened in Germany with Boris Becker and the others was not normal. Look, neither Tommy nor I won a Grand Slam at age 17 like Boris, so already there is no comparison" <Nicolas Kiefer>
"The thing I like the most of the golf is that... I spend five hours without my girlfriend" <Pat Rafter>
"I know is dreadful for a German, but, i don't know, beer just doesn't go down my throat" <Tommy Haas>
"I'm supposed to win everything. It's flattering. But I want people to appreciate how difficult it is" <Pete Sampras>
"I love to go out and practice. But I could put the raquet down today and never pick it up again in my life. Is very strange" <Monica Seles>
"I was up-and-down pretty much with my weight. That happens when you stop growing [taller]. You start growing to the side" <Martina Hingis>
"I'm not the kind of person that leave the feet off the ground" <Amelie Mauresmo>
"Oh, let's just start the story at the beginning" <Carlos Moya>
"I am Libra, I tent to balance everything too much. Whether it's tennis or my life, I am always debating" <Jana Novotna>
"I will never say I'm the best ever. But there are times when I feel like I've mastered the game" <Pete Sampras>
"I love to play tennis, but I don't like the competition part- waking up every day and it's winning or losing. There's a lot of pressure from the outside and I put lot of pressure on myself" <Monica Seles>
"People ask me why I don't cut my hair or my beard, but the appearance, for me, doesn't matter" <Pat Rafter>
"I'm happy when I play, but I don't care so much if I lose or win" <Goran Ivanisevic>
"I'm very strict, very direct, and I like getting right to the point" <Tommy Haas>
"If it doesn't come, it doesn't come" <Pat Rafter>
"I was a good kid. I went to class, I did everything my parents told me to do" <Pete Sampras>
"For me, is very important to listen my body" <Mark Philippoussis>
"I kneel down the grass, talk to it and pat it -Hi, I'm here, please, be good to me again this year-" <Jana Novotna>
"Sorry Mate" <Pat Rafter><Lleyton Hewitt>
"With me, everything is dangerous. It's dangerous even when I sleep. I can fall out of the bed" <Goran Ivanisevic>
"To be calm on the court, be nice off the court, and to serve very well, is what Sampras taught me" <Marat Safin>
"All the negative thoughts that used to creep into my mind, I just put them aside" <Pat Rafter>
"People take it for granted that I'm a robot out there. I heard what some players were saying, that -It's nice to see that Pete is human- I took that as an insult. I'm as human as anyone else" <Pete Sampras>
"Maybe I'm just like Pete {Sampras]" <Venus Williams>
"My father and mother were watching a horror movie when they made me, and then, I am horror" <Goran Ivanisevic>
"I love dogs and don't like to see them suffering alone" <Steffi Graf>
"I have a boyfriend, my dogs and my family" <Steffi Graf>
"There aren't many drills that I like, so, I added some one-on-one basketball and soccer to my routine to keep it fun" <Mark Philippoussis>
"Three days of practice on grass before Wimbledon is enough for me" <Martina Hingis>
"I usually never worry about my opponents" <Steffi Graf>
"My favourite exercise is fishing" <Mark Philippoussis"
"I'm extremely competitive but I'm a bad loser" <Tim Henman>
"Because of the erratic bounces and how quickly the ball comes throught to you at Wimbledon, you have to make a lot of last-minute adjustements in the way you strike the ball" <Andre Agassi>
"I loved Wimbledon from the start because the tennis there was so simple, so pure" <Boris Becker>
"Some things are just fine as they are and where they are" <Steffi Graf>
"If I'm in a really emotional mood, I light up the two little lights over the display in the evening and then I feel satisfied and content. To me, it's a kind of shrine" <Richard Krajicek>
"People would say -Oh, Jana, she is talented but she is too fragile-" <Jana Novotna>
"I'm not baby Becker" <Nicolas Kiefer>
"I can be restrained with the press" <Tim Henman>
"Golf is the best form of therapy I've found" <Pete Sampras>
"The difference between Rafter and me are ten Grand Slams" <Pete Sampras>
"Sampras can win all the Wimbledons he wants to" <Andre Agassi>
"When I see Rafter holding the U.S Open trophy, it pisses me off" <Pete Sampras>
"The field in Cincinnati is a Grand Slam field" <Pete Sampras>
"Knowing my brothers are waiting for me back home keeps me humble" <Patrick Rafter>
"Being No. 1 in the last year of the century would be great" <Yevgeny Kafelnikov>
"I thought winning a Grand Slam title was the greatest thing. But being No. 1 is" <Carlos Moya>
"If it means breaking my raquet to get fired up, that's a good thing" <Tim Henman>
"I just try to see if I can find my game even if I am losing the first set. I just try to keep my confidence" <Alex Corretja>
"The difference between Agassi and me, is just a point" <Pete Sampras>
"If you want to be No. 1 or No. 2, you have to beat anybody you got to play, top or bottom" <Marcelo Rios>
"I'm a lot tougher now than I have been" <Mark Philippoussis>
"Anybody can beat anybody in the Tour and I can win any tournament" <Goran Ivanisevic>
"As long as I play good tennis and I'm healthy, that is all I really care about" <Tommy Haas>
"All the Swedes are good friends" <Thomas Johansson>
"You can be down a set and a double break and still win a tournament" <Nicolas Kiefer>