Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arthur Ashe

Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can do about it.

Clive James

John McEnroe looks as if he is serving round the edge of an imaginary building.

Andre Agassi

My only good result in 1997 was marrying Brooke Shields.

Anna Kournikova

It's not really a shorter skirt, I just have longer legs

Althea Gibson

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

Andy Murray

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.

Andy Roddick

Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!

Andy Roddick

I don't want to live and die with every point that's being played out there now. I'm going to let my coach live and die with every point.

Anastasia Myskina

I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing.

Baltasar Gracian

Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.

Edmund Spenser

And painefull pleasure turnes to pleasing paine.

Aristotle

He who takes his fill of every pleasure ... becomes depraved; while he who avoids all pleasures alike ... becomes insensible.

Noel Coward

There's sand in the porridge and sand in the bed, / And if this is pleasure we'd rather be dead.

Donna Leon

I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person.

Anita Loos

Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free.

Confucius

To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?

Amin Maalouf

All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price.

Robert Grosseteste

Exhort all your household often that all those who serve you shall know to serve God and you, faithfully and painstakingly, and for the will of God to prefer in all things to do your will and pleasure in all things that are not against God.