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We were pretty darn good - fi...

We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Yes, I hit with heavy top-spi...

Yes, I hit with heavy top-spin, but when you look at the little rackets I played with, the Maxply Dunlop, you had to hit the very centre all the time. I had my share of miss-hits.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Players who win on a clay sur...

Players who win on a clay surface are those who can control the ball, playing steadily and accurately from the back-court, keeping the ball in play and moving it around with changes of speed and spin, and resisting the temptation to over-hit.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I don't know much about Maure...

I don't know much about Mauresmo apart from the fact she played great tennis. Is she a good technician? I don't know those parameters.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I don't want to get blase abo...

I don't want to get blase about being recognised. It's pretty amazing.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

As a tennis player, you have ...

As a tennis player, you have a record, and that is what counts. I feel like I enjoyed myself, and I'm proud of what I accomplished.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I competed hard in the heat o...

I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the top matches. As for the best ever? I don't think so.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Right through school, I was a...

Right through school, I was a handy cricketer, a batsman and a left-arm spinner who bowled leg breaks.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Forty years ago, the players ...

Forty years ago, the players were like a travelling circus - we went everywhere together and were pretty good friends.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Each match is a huge effort f...

Each match is a huge effort from a physical point of view. You can only hit so many balls before your elbow or some part of your body is going to say, 'Hey, don't do that to me.'

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When Hoad and Rosewall were a...

When Hoad and Rosewall were at their best, and I was a youngster, they had no qualms about saying, 'Hey kid, let's go and play.' That helped me to get up the ladder.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I saw Kyrgios down in Austral...

I saw Kyrgios down in Australia. He played some very good tennis, won two or three matches, and has done the same here at Wimbledon. I think Australia's got a good prospect in Kyrgios.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Staying interested in a match...

Staying interested in a match is a lot harder than many people think. Throughout my career, I've always had trouble in the early rounds of a tournament mainly because it was hard for me to psychologically get up until I got to the quarters or the semis. What happened a lot of times is that I would fall behind early, maybe even lose the first couple of sets in a five-set match and then begin to concentrate. Still it wasn't something I could control from the start.

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Roger Federer certainly is my...

Roger Federer certainly is my claim to be the best of all time - if there is such a thing. With Rafael Nadal not far behind.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

An otherwise happily married ...

An otherwise happily married couple may turn a mixed doubles game into a scene from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I often surprise myself. You ...

I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm partial to is Wimbledon's.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Manners are manners. Jimmy Co...

Manners are manners. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase have no respect. I don't want my kid seeing Nastase play. The demeanor you show on the court is important to tennis.... Maybe we (yesterday's stars) were too stereotyped. But we were told to behave or they'd take our racket away.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

It can be a daunting prospect...

It can be a daunting prospect for any player to know that his opponent will never, ever quit.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

I wasn't embarrassed that I'd...

I wasn't embarrassed that I'd had a stroke, but I just didn't want people to think I was milking it or looking for sympathy. It happened, and I dealt with it. Afterwards, I tried to do what I could for other people who had strokes, speaking at hospitals that treated stroke victims.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

Looking back, in comparison, ...

Looking back, in comparison, there wasn't that much that you could do with a wooden racket. In my day, the matches were certainly much less demanding physically.

Rod Laver 13 quotes

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