{"quotes":[{"text":"Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he's devoted to than he does about the objects and pursuits themselves. It's hard to say for sure whether this is even exceptionally bad, this tendency.","author":"David Foster Wallace","tags":["mindset","perspective","purpose","tennis"],"id":9002,"author_id":"David+Foster+Wallace"},{"text":"When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.","author":"Hugo Black","tags":["man","doctor","tennis "],"id":23090,"author_id":"Hugo+Black"},{"text":"My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I loved my snooker.","author":"Ronnie O'Sullivan","tags":["football","golf","tennis "],"id":25934,"author_id":"Ronnie+O%27Sullivan"},{"text":"Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.","author":"Venus Williams","tags":["women","tennis","long "],"id":29334,"author_id":"Venus+Williams"},{"text":"Tennis just a game, family is forever.","author":"Serena Williams","tags":["game","tennis","forever "],"id":31304,"author_id":"Serena+Williams"},{"text":"Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.","author":"Billie Jean King","tags":["action","tennis","perfect "],"id":33008,"author_id":"Billie+Jean+King"},{"text":"In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it's so final; there's no second chance if you make a mistake.","author":"Victoria Pendleton","tags":["chance","mistake","tennis "],"id":33969,"author_id":"Victoria+Pendleton"},{"text":"I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.","author":"Sania Mirza","tags":["passion","enjoy","tennis "],"id":43153,"author_id":"Sania+Mirza"},{"text":"LaMont, the truth is that the world is incredibly, incredibly, unbelievably old. You suffer with the stunted desire caused by one of its oldest lies. Do not believe the photographs. Fame is not the exit from any cage.","author":"David Foster Wallace","tags":["fame","photographs","tennis"],"id":46348,"author_id":"David+Foster+Wallace"},{"text":"While I'm more of a soccer and tennis fan myself, I still enjoying catching some football games when I get the chance.","author":"Marcus Samuelsson","tags":["football","myself","tennis "],"id":46520,"author_id":"Marcus+Samuelsson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":81,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}