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Tennis is a game unlike golf. In golf, you want to kill yourself; in tennis, you want to kill the other player. Here are ten funny quotes that explain tennis. 1. To err is human. To put the blame on someone else is doubles...

Ten Funny Tennis Quotes

by Thomas (Senior Writer)

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Humor

October 11, 2008

Humor, Tennis, Men's Tennis, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, Andy Murray

Tennis is a game unlike golf. In golf, you want to kill yourself; in tennis, you want to kill the other player. Here are ten funny quotes that explain tennis.

 

1. To err is human. To put the blame on someone else is doubles. - Anonymous

2. In tennis, the addict moves about a hard rectangle and seeks to ambush a fuzzy ball with a modified snow-shoe. - Elliot Chaze

3. These ball boys are marvelous. You don't even notice them. There's a left-handed one over there. I noticed him earlier. - Max Robertson

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4. Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault. - Nat Hentoff

5. I listen to him most of the time, some of the time I switch off. - Andy Murray on his coach, Brad Gilbert

6. I had a feeling today that Venus Williams would either win or lose. - Martina Navratilova

7. I'd rather be No. 2 in Chile and No. 1 in the world. - Nicolas Massu

8. She comes from a tennis playing family. Her father's a dentist. - BBC 2

9. The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall. - Mitch Hedberg

10. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row. - Vitas Gerulaitis, on finally beating Jimmy Connors

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comments (8) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by J.A.
    about 1 month ago

    Hey - I liked these! Especially Martina's comment. She did improve vastly as a commentator as time wore on--the Tennis Channel. Thanks for sharing...I think Roddick said something similar to Gerulatis when he finally defeated Federer in 2008!

    1. by Thomas
      from about 1 month ago

      thanks. my favorite is no.2

    2. by Long
      from about 1 month ago

      yeah - no one beats andy 12 times -

      liked it mate - nice

    3. by Thomas
      from about 1 month ago

      thanks LJS

  2. reply to comment by Michelle
    about 1 month ago

    I liked number 9 ! So damn true!
    Haha ;)

    1. by Thomas
      from about 1 month ago

      thanks Michelle!

  3. reply to comment by Alan
    about 1 month ago

    Haha very nice quotes!

  4. reply to comment by Baris
    about 1 month ago

    I loved the last two.

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