Martina Hingis Quotes (127 Quotes)

I think just to be more patient sometimes - that you can't have everything at once, but learn to deal with your feelings a little bit better.

I'm not saying I'm something special. I might play a little better tennis than other people, but it is because I was given the chance, and not many people are.

One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to work for that.

It feels good to be in the finals once again. I never thought I would make it this far.

It was great proof to myself. I'm relieved, I'm happy. I think I can be proud of myself. You think I'm just going to give up now

I think the whole boycott thing was a bit too much. It's because we're accomplished so much in women's tennis in the last two, three years. We deserve something better.

At my first press conference announcing that I was playing the game again they asked me who do you want to play that you haven't played before, and I'm like 'Of course, Maria' because she's a player that's gotten to the top winning Wimbledon at 17. I was just interested. I love playing her and hopefully we'll have many more matches.

I've been trying to work on my whole game, baseline and serve. You have to have a serve to be able to survive today and we'll see if I can bring it on.

Either way it would have been a great match. It was just very difficult conditions and today it was whoever had the stronger head and stayed in the match. One shot here and there and it could have been different.

I didn't expect to play her again so soon, and if she gets there it will be great.

It was beautiful to walk in there. I could already feel the atmosphere coming from the previous years.

It was a pretty impressive win. The first set was a bit tough. I guess that was because we haven't played before. I didn't feel good at the beginning -- I guess today I won with my heart. I feel great to be in the semifinals.

I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing.

That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes.

Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders.

At that point, it just was very flowing, I didn't even think about it. I just went on court and did my thing and I was very happy doing it.

I can be proud. You just can't think you're going to go out there and win everything. I lost only 6-4 in the third against the No. 1 player, so I don't think it's that bad. You think I'm going to give up right now

I was always saying when I came back if I could play her, and tomorrow, the day has arrived.

I've lived for 10 years in Switzerland, so I speak German.

The game overall has gotten so much better, stronger, more physical parts to the game.

If anyone asks me why I came back, this is why, the dream of being back on court, of winning major titles.

I know I can last three sets now, especially mentally. That was the biggest weapon I had today. I would have been pretty hard on myself if I had lost this match because I had it totally under control.

Maybe I have this little underdog thing now, not being out there for three years and coming back. You've seen that in the past with some other athletes and it's nice to feel the same way.

It felt more like a soccer match out there. She is not very big built and when she hits that forehand, you think 'Whoa Where did that come from' But she needs to be more consistent.

Well, maybe at home I don't have the best image.

I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there.

I told her that if you played like that all the time, she would have won a Grand Slam already.