Monica Seles quotes

Monica Seles is a Yugoslav-born tennis player who became one of the top athletes in women's tennis during the 1990s. Renowned for her powerful two-handed strokes and fierce competitiveness, she won nine Grand Slam singles titles. She remains an inspiration for her remarkable achievements and her resilience after a tragic on-court attack. Here are 20 of her quotes:

That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun. (Monica Seles)
Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it. View quote
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You will never have great tennis champions from England because of the cold and dark, but most of all because people only care about the sport for two weeks a year, and then they're on to something else. There's just not a great love of the sport there. View quote
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What I put in the stock market, I dont have to touch in my lifetime. I want to live off my bonds. I want to be that safe. View quote
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Everybody has their story - at some point you have to say, 'This is who I am: Now it's up to me to become what I want to be.' View quote
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Life is not worth living if I cannot have pasta or bread again. View quote
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It doesn't matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesn't give me more or less motivation. View quote
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Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that. View quote
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Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded planes. I always flew to Australia. That's what Christmas was for me - a plane journey to the next tournament. View quote
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Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be. View quote
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You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top. (Monica Seles)
I don't like salads: I like the strong food. View quote
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I think for me, food was a way for me to deal with emotional trouble. View quote
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I am lucky to have advisers whom I trust. View quote
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I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball. View quote
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People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows? View quote
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I did realize more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business. View quote
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I'm about the present. View quote
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I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay. View quote
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I never really did Christmas before. Christmas Day? I mean - what's that? What's it all about? I was always flying on Christmas Day. View quote
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Monica Seles

Monica Seles - Image
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Occupation: Yugoslav Athlete
Born: December 2, 1973
Quotes count: 20