No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different.

I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.

Concerning the limits and limitations of the women's game - why should we believe there are any?

When I play, I become entirely absorbed in the game. It may be a form of concentration.

I can remember when, as a beginner, I was delighted with any ball as long as it would bounce.

The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment.

Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions.

If you see a tennis player who looks as if he is working hard, that means he isn't very good.

There is no game like the direct attack. Fancy strokes, while effective to watch, do not bring the results a fast driving game does.

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

There is no home without you.

Every time my head hit the pillow, I wondered why I had ever left my bed in the first place.

Not every breakup hurts, not every love story sucks. It's the love that comes with a warning that it will hurt you and suck your blood out of you.

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird.

In many shamanic societies, people who complain of being disheartened... or depressed would be asked,... When did you stop dancing? ... This is because dancing is a universal healing salve.

Insurrection is the most sacred of rights and the most indispensable of duties.

Play slow and perfect - that’s the way to becoming a virtuoso.

Ransack the language as he might, words failed him. He wanted another landscape, and another tongue.

I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.