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Tennis Player Quotes:

  Andre Agassi
  Tracy Austin
  Boris Becker
  Bjorn Borg
  Mary Carillo
  Pat Cash
  Kim Clijster
  Jimmy Connors
  Jim Courier
  Lindsay Davenport
  Novak Djokovic
  Chris Evert
  Roger Federer
  Brad Gilbert
  Daniela Hantuchova
  Justine Henin
  Tim Henman
  Lleyton Hewitt
  Martina Hingis
  Ana Ivanovic
  Andrea Jaeger
  Billie Jean King
  Anna Kournikova
  Amelie Mauresmo
  John McEnroe
  Andy Murray
  Rafael Nadal
  Martina Navratilova
  John Newcombe
  Andy Roddick
  Patrick Rafter
  Marat Safin
  Pete Sampras
  Maria Sharapova
  Stan Smith
  Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
  Helen Wills

Brad Gilbert Quotes

June 12, 2006: "You've got Nadal, swashbuckling Nike-like Agassi, and Federer is kind of like Sampras. The reason it is so epic and special is that one guy is on the verge of chasing history and one guy might be the best clay-court player since Borg. So to make history, he has to go through the new Borg."

— Brad Gilbert, former world No. 4 and now a TV tennis analyst, on why the Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry is so compelling.


March 1, 2006: "The game back then was stronger at the top. Wilander, Lendl and Connors, those guys were ultimate warriors. In those days, Mac could snooze into the quarters. But now players are monumentally better from No. 10-150 in the rankings."

— Brad Gilbert, The former world No. 4 player, comparing 1984 when John McEnroe racked up an Open Era won-loss record of 82-3 and 13 singles titles, to 2005, when Roger Federer notched an 81-4 mark with 11 titles, including two Grand Slams and a record four ATP Masters Series crowns, on ESPN.com.



 






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