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Helen Wills Moody

"Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court."

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"Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court."

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Donna Grant

"I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out."

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Donna Grant

"The only way to quieten me is to invite me to a tennis match."

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Donna Grant

"I have a strong tennis arm."

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Donna Grant

"A good thing is I've been playing tennis I think every day for the last two months. I really haven't had a day off. I've been doing things that I did used to do."

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Donna Grant

"I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried."

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Donna Grant

"One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other."

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Donna Grant

"Anybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in about 15 minutes."

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Donna Grant

"Venus told me the other day that champions don't get nervous in tight situations. That really helped me a lot. I decided I shouldn't get nervous and just do the best I can."

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Donna Grant

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

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Donna Grant

"I was very lucky in as much as I played a lot of tennis."

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Helen Wills Moody
"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."

Love

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Helen Wills Moody
"The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants."

Being

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Helen Wills Moody
"The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this."

Decision-Making

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Helen Wills Moody
"My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played."

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Helen Wills Moody
"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."

Tennis

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Helen Wills Moody
"Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions."

Decision-Making

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Helen Wills Moody
"Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court."

Tennis

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

Competition

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

Focus

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