Top 36 Quotes by Ivan Lendl

About Ivan Lendl

These are some quotes by Czechoslovakian author Ivan Lendl Athlete, who was born on March 7, 1960.

Not winning at Wimbledon is not going to bother me forever.

Not winning at Wimbledon is not going to bother me forever.

Ivan Lendl

Because in order to beat Jimmy, I had to get around the ball a little bit quicker so I wasn't always on defensive and catching the ball on last stride, that I had little more time. Once I was able to get little bit quicker, then it has helped me a lot.

Ivan Lendl

Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the job more than the player needs the coach, he can't effect change.

Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the job more than the player needs the coach, he can't effect change.

Ivan Lendl

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.

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

I just travel all the time. And I was just looking at the schedules now and starting the first week of October I will be every weekend with somebody at tournaments through Christmas. So it gets very difficult to just go away and not do that.

Ivan Lendl

You can never guarantee the wins but you can guarantee that you give it 100%. That way you can always look back and feel comfortable, as a player or a coach.

You can never guarantee the wins but you can guarantee that you give it 100%. That way you can always look back and feel comfortable, as a player or a coach.

Ivan Lendl

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.

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

Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better.

Too many people asking too many questions in tennis. Golf is better.

Ivan Lendl

Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.

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

Tennis is basically a game where you try to create an opportunity for yourself to finish the point, because you can't wait for the opponent to miss anymore. Well, if you create an opportunity and don't take advantage of it, you let the opponent back to even, then you are just starting the point over, so you have to take advantage of them.

Ivan Lendl

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