You know how kids are. They like to do what parents do. Ivan Lendl More Quotes by Ivan Lendl More Quotes From Ivan Lendl If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can. Ivan Lendl leadershippracticesports If you lose, it hurts, but as long as you have fought hard, you can still feel good about yourself. Ivan Lendl feel-goodhurtlong If you become great, then you can become happy. If you're happy first, it's much more difficult to be great. Ivan Lendl difficultifsfirsts Once you win, you have no doubt that you can win. So you have gone through it once, and you can do it again. Ivan Lendl doubtgonewinning I am not playing Wimbledon because I am allergic to grass. Ivan Lendl allergicwimbledongrass He's a haircut and a forehand. Ivan Lendl motivational-tennishaircutstennis In tennis you move a lot. Golf you dont. In tennis, you can have a bad half-hour, but you cant in golf. You can lose the first set in tennis and still win. Ivan Lendl winninggolfmoving Don't mistake activity for achievement - practice the right way. - John Wooden I only play well when I'm prepared. If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can. Ivan Lendl leadershipmistakesports I was between 2 and 3 in the world for two, three years. That's not exactly where I wanted to be. Ivan Lendl sportstwoyears I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now. Ivan Lendl hard-worksportsthinking I believe the brain is like a muscle - like any other it can be improved. Ivan Lendl motivationalsportsbelieve If you go to school and practice for five days a week, it still gives you two days you can go and see your friends, you can go to the movies, you do whatever you like to do. Ivan Lendl practicesportsschool Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic. Ivan Lendl independentdifferencessports Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better. Ivan Lendl tennisgolfpeople People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness. Ivan Lendl iron-willpeoplethinking What I like about golf is there are no bad calls. Ivan Lendl golf I got bad calls every match, and I never got an apology. So I thought it was rather strange. Ivan Lendl apologystrangesports I have seriously thought about retiring, but that was on a good day. On a bad day I've thought about killing myself. Ivan Lendl good-daybad-daykilling My serve and my forehand I pretty much always had, but my backhand was a made backhand. I worked on it for years. Ivan Lendl madeyears I certainly don't lose any sleep if I lose a tennis match. Ivan Lendl tennisifssleep
