Jo Durie quotes
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“It was all right until the sun came out and then everything started getting warmer.”
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“It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most important thing - I still love my tennis.”
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“I didn't miss training because it had become so painful for me. I filled the void pretty quickly as I went straight into coaching and it was great; I had to start learning all over again, and then when I went into TV I knew nothing about it so I had to start from the very beginning.”
-- Jo Durie -
“The decision to retire was quite an easy one for me because by that stage my knees were so badly gone. If I had been like Martina Navratilova and my body had let me I would have carried on playing a lot longer.”
-- Jo Durie -
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“If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.”
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“The British public like a Briton with personality, someone who comes out on court and isn't dour and down on themselves.”
-- Jo Durie
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“But I still have to practice hard if I'm going to play my best tennis.”
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“The white sun like a moth on a string circles the southpole.”
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“Waban-aki: People from where the sun rises.”
Source : "Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises". Documentary, 2006.
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“How do you put everyone in the pool, so you have the right to dry yourself in the sun?”
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