Helen Wills Moody

“I'm not a very good loser.”

“I have always felt that the best service I can do for the cause of women is to play the best tennis I know how.”

“I was never nervous in a match. I have no nerves.”

“I had one goal: to be the best.”

“Tennis is a fine balance between power and finesse.”

“I have always been a lone wolf.”

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative activity.”

“I play each point as if my life depends on it.”

“I think the most important thing is to be concentrated and not let your mind wander.”

“I loved the battle. It was the battle that I loved.”

“Style, I think, is a matter of instinct.”

“The court is my canvas, the racket my brush.”

“I have no desire to be a public figure. I am a private person.”

“I wanted to be a tennis player since I was a little girl. And I've been one ever since.”