#wimbledon

My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#ball player #basketball #basketball player #car #car accident

I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid. ↗

— Pete Sampras

#guy #i #just #kid #like

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up. ↗

— Jimmy Connors

#clean #guts #love #make #new

Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence. ↗

— Goran Ivanisevic

#feeling #given #great #great feeling #me

I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief! ↗

— Pat Cash

#dreamed #had #happened #i #more

For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It's got tradition, it's got atmosphere, and it's got mystique. ↗

— Stefan Edberg

#four #got #grand #grand slams #had

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play. ↗

— Andy Murray

#always #easier #everybody #how #make

I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980. ↗

— Tracy Austin

#i #mixed #title #wimbledon #won

I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special. ↗

— Stefan Edberg

#i #open #something #special #takes

I am now the Wimbledon champion, and I think that gives me even more confidence coming to the Olympics. And maybe in some ways, it maybe takes some pressure off the Olympics, because I already did win at Wimbledon this year. ↗

— Roger Federer

#am #because #champion #coming #confidence