Jelena Jankovic Professions : Tennis player Born : February 28, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Jelena Jankovic I decided to play tennis not because I wanted to be a professional player, but because my parents wanted me to get involved in something so I wouldnt be running around the streets in Serbia. Jelena Jankovic tennis player running I've been a professional for I think 13, 14 years. It's not easy hitting balls every day and staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal [that] you're going to have ups and downs. But I found my way again. And I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and playing in front of crowds. This is what I've been doing since I was a child. There's nothing else that I want to do. Jelena Jankovic love-is sports children It's not easy, you know, hitting balls every day, and, you know, staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal you're going to have ups and downs. Jelena Jankovic motivated ups-downs easy Dreams Matter because they push you Jelena Jankovic matter dream I was motivating him every time. When it was break point I was telling him 'hit a good return because you know you are gonna get many more kisses' [on Jamie Murray Jelena Jankovic return kissing break Some of the angles that photographers get on court are not always flattering. Jelena Jankovic court angle photographer There are days when I double fault. Jelena Jankovic I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and, you know, playing in front of crowds. This is what I have been doing since I was a child, so, you know, there's nothing else that I want to do at this point. Jelena Jankovic love-is sports children Now I have to do a lot more work. I have to train more and do a lot more, you know, work on my body and take care of the little things in order to feel great for my body to be in good shape. Jelena Jankovic little-things take-care care Being here all day, I was quite exhausted - I had to drink coffee before the match to stay awake Jelena Jankovic drink exhausted coffee I'm still hungry, I'm a fighter by nature, it's been difficult this year, I've had a lot of injuries. Then you try and compensate too much and you get another one and then another one. Jelena Jankovic sports I still think I'm in with a shout, as you have seen in the last couple of years we have had so many new winners and especially some that are in their thirties, veterans of the Tour. Jelena Jankovic sports Similar Authors Gabriela Sabatini tennis-player Bill Tilden tennis-player Boris Becker tennis-player Anna Kournikova tennis-player Arthur Ashe tennis-player Arantxa Sanchez Vicario tennis-player All Authors
