quotes about Wimbledon
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From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.
-- Althea Gibson -
Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play.
-- Andy Murray -
A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early rounds.
-- Clive James -
It was a match I lost, rather than she won [on Serena Williams winning with an apparent cramp injury at Wimbledon
-- Daniela Hantuchova -
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Well, I don't like to make outlandish statements. Not all the time. But Wimbledon would have beaten them 10-0.
-- Eamon Dunphy -
Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
-- Goran Ivanisevic -
The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment.
-- Helen Wills -
Not winning at Wimbledon is not going to bother me forever.
-- Ivan Lendl -
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The only thing championship about Wimbledon is its prestige.
-- John McEnroe -
At Wimbledon, the ladies are simply the candles on the cake.
-- John Newcombe -
That match was late evening and I had the experience of the electricity of the Centre Court because it was packed, a full house for the whole match. It had been a great year for me, first time there and I had the full taste of Wimbledon.
-- John Newcombe -
I had started my love affair with Wimbledon.
-- John Newcombe -
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Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at #‎ Wimbledon .
-- Li Na -
If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.
-- Li Na -
Neil Sullivan has stopped absolutely everything have thrown at him...Wimbledon 1, Manchester United 1.
-- Mike Ingham -
I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
-- Pat CashSource : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.
-- Pete Sampras -
Now that I have retired, and even though I wanted to play more, I can always look back and say that at least I won Wimbledon; also, winning the tournament in Rotterdam in 1995
-- Richard Krajicek -
But, then, Sampras won Wimbledon six times and that automatically puts him among the greatest
-- Richard Krajicek -
I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm partial to is Wimbledon's.
-- Rod Laver -
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I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special.
-- Stefan EdbergSource : "Adieu to an elegant assassin: Stefan Edberg interview". Interview with John Roberts, www.independent.co.uk. June 23, 1996.
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Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.
-- Steffi Graf -
I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.
-- Tracy Austin -
I am not blonde, yes. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely.
-- Marion Bartoli -
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I will have won Wimbledon this year in 2013, and I will stop with that. It was magnificent. You will certainly see me at tournaments again, but not playing.
-- Marion Bartoli -
To cry on court during a Wimbledon final, you must feel so lonely.
-- Marion Bartoli -
I was always a believer in stamping on my opponent if I got him down, at Wimbledon or anywhere else. I never wanted to give him the chance to get up.
-- Fred Perry -
I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points.
-- Kenny Cunningham -