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Unknown Author (top)
Love is nothing in tennis, but in life it's everything.
- Unknown Author


Sir James Matthew Barrie (top)
What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball.
- Sir James Matthew Barrie


Jacques Barzun (top)
Tennis belongs to the individualistic past - a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world.
- Jacques Barzun


Elliot Chaze (top)
In tennis the addict moves about a hard rectangle and seeks to ambush a fuzzy ball with a modified snow-shoe.
- Elliot Chaze
The primary conception of tennis is to get the ball over the net and at the same time to keep it within bounds of the court; failing this, within the borders of the neighborhood.
- Elliot Chaze


Bill Cosby (top)
The serve was invented so that the net could play.
- Bill Cosby


Billie Jean King (top)
A perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility.
- Billie Jean King
Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
- Billie Jean King


Russell Lynes (top)
Tennis is an addiction that once it has truly hooked a man will not let him go.
- Russell Lynes