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I'm not surprised, the refereeing has been questionable the whole tournament, in terms of the rules and decisions there needs to be more clarity for everyone, it's the way it goes, you have to play to the whistle. But we definitely need more clarity about certain things. – Alanna Kennedy	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I'm not particularly happy with the performance, but having the national title is good ... the last time I won it was 2012, so to win it in 2019 is a good feeling... Its just another step to what really matters, which is the world championships. – Traves Smikle	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I've known James for five years and we've collaborated on a few attempts, he's mad. – Tim Wade	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We hope their pledge to submit a proposal to solve the ongoing gender disparities is genuine, it would be truly remarkable for these games to mark the beginning of pay equity. The world is watching. – Molly Levinson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The first time (on grass) is very special because you wait all year to get on the grass again, i feel like with every match, you figure out more what works on grass and what doesn't. – Belinda Bencic	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Last year we did 160,000 people over three days. Now, as I'm talking to you, 135,000. So we are 25,000 down on the weekend, but between now and Sunday we are going to sell another 5,000 and we expect to target 140,000, which for a second year is not too bad, frankly. – Eric Boullier	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
At this time of the day last year French Grand Prix organizers had 6,000 people on site, because they were all blocking the road, and French Grand Prix organizers have 15,000 now, every time you pass a gate they scan your pass and this is automatic. French Grand Prix organizers have a live connection and French Grand Prix organizers know exactly if they are in or not. – Eric Boullier	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
He's the most difficult opponent I've ever faced, and I think it's going to take a couple of tries to beat him, i have to accept that he's better than me. – Stefanos Tsitsipas	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We all think about that. No matter how well you do. Myself included. It would be hard to believe he wouldn't think that, he seems in certain ways not to care what people think. And in certain ways that can be empowering. – John McEnroe	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
That's the part that gnaws at the players. I don't care if he throws a chair on the court or does what he does, the part that I have a problem with, and I am assuming 99 percent of the rest of the Tour do, is when you go out there and don't seem like you are giving an effort half of the time for whatever reason. I don't know why, I am not Sigmund Freud! – John McEnroe	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
He brings an electricity to tennis. That's why everyone is trying to figure a way to work through this so he can get to a place where he can go out and feel free to compete and give the effort. – John McEnroe	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Some days he comes in and hes been on the jackhammer for six hours, and hes beat, so we have to adjust the training. Its definitely not ideal. Id much rather if he got up and had a latte, did some Pilates and some cryo(therapy) and then came to the gym. But he likes it. He likes the guys that he works with. I think it helps keep him focused, and he appreciates his moments in boxing even more. – Joseph Janik	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Its like they left this in the hands of boys, without a doubt, it was amateurish. – Daniel Pou	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Just hit it a little fat, and it's got to get up in the air to get the wind, it was downwind and didn't get the wind because I hit it fat and it went in the water. – Patrick Cantlay	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I'm going to have so many people I knew who are going to want to stop me and chat. – Rory McIlroy	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Luckily this is not my first rodeo. It's going to be my 11th British Open championship, it doesn't matter whether it's at Portrush or St. Andrews or Carnoustie or Birkdale or wherever, it's the British Open championship. – Rory McIlroy	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I take a lot of pride in working out off the ice and keeping myself in good shape, its not easy to play late into your 30s. I think were all aware of that as players, but (we) try to last as long as you can. – Mark Giordano	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
He pointed at me and said: Youre going to the NBA, at that time, I was stupid, I believed him. And he was for real, too. He was serious about it. And I really believed him. And Im really here now. Its crazy. – Rui Hachimura	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The half-kids, mixed kids like me, there are a lot of half-black, half-Japanese, they play sports and theyre actually good at it, i think its going to be great for them to see. – Rui Hachimura	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
(Hachimura) doesnt have somebody that he can point to and be like, I look like him and I could be him. he doesnt have that, but he could be that for somebody younger. I have a lot of friends who couldve used someone like Hachimura growing up. – Dexter Thomas	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The first wave of basketball in Japan was pushed forward by Slam Dunk, rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, its going to be another level. – Dexter Thomas	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Its big for the country, its big for Japan because weve never really had a player like me in Japan playing basketball in the NBA and stuff. Its going to be big and its going to be a dream. It means a lot for me, my family, Japanese basketball the whole country. – Rui Hachimura	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Since Phils come in hes changed different combinations of the squad and I think thats why this squad is so competitive and so great, we can change the squad and show that we can play together and weve got so many different combinations and styles and talented players and thats really important going into a tournament thats really long. – Ellen White	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Mallorca has been a nice relaxed start to the grasscourt swing, all in all, being on the grass for five days it's going pretty well. Just finding a way to get the ball shooting through and hitting flatter. – Samantha Stosur	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

I'm not surprised, the refereeing has been questionable the whole tournament, in terms of the rules and decisions there needs to be more clarity for everyone, it's the way it goes, you have to play to the whistle. But we definitely need more clarity about certain things.

– Alanna Kennedy

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm not particularly happy with the performance, but having the national title is good ... the last time I won it was 2012, so to win it in 2019 is a good feeling... Its just another step to what really matters, which is the world championships.

– Traves Smikle

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I've known James for five years and we've collaborated on a few attempts, he's mad.

– Tim Wade

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We hope their pledge to submit a proposal to solve the ongoing gender disparities is genuine, it would be truly remarkable for these games to mark the beginning of pay equity. The world is watching.

– Molly Levinson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The first time (on grass) is very special because you wait all year to get on the grass again, i feel like with every match, you figure out more what works on grass and what doesn't.

– Belinda Bencic

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Last year we did 160,000 people over three days. Now, as I'm talking to you, 135,000. So we are 25,000 down on the weekend, but between now and Sunday we are going to sell another 5,000 and we expect to target 140,000, which for a second year is not too bad, frankly.

– Eric Boullier

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

At this time of the day last year French Grand Prix organizers had 6,000 people on site, because they were all blocking the road, and French Grand Prix organizers have 15,000 now, every time you pass a gate they scan your pass and this is automatic. French Grand Prix organizers have a live connection and French Grand Prix organizers know exactly if they are in or not.

– Eric Boullier

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

He's the most difficult opponent I've ever faced, and I think it's going to take a couple of tries to beat him, i have to accept that he's better than me.

– Stefanos Tsitsipas

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We all think about that. No matter how well you do. Myself included. It would be hard to believe he wouldn't think that, he seems in certain ways not to care what people think. And in certain ways that can be empowering.

– John McEnroe

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

That's the part that gnaws at the players. I don't care if he throws a chair on the court or does what he does, the part that I have a problem with, and I am assuming 99 percent of the rest of the Tour do, is when you go out there and don't seem like you are giving an effort half of the time for whatever reason. I don't know why, I am not Sigmund Freud!

– John McEnroe

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

He brings an electricity to tennis. That's why everyone is trying to figure a way to work through this so he can get to a place where he can go out and feel free to compete and give the effort.

– John McEnroe

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Some days he comes in and hes been on the jackhammer for six hours, and hes beat, so we have to adjust the training. Its definitely not ideal. Id much rather if he got up and had a latte, did some Pilates and some cryo(therapy) and then came to the gym. But he likes it. He likes the guys that he works with. I think it helps keep him focused, and he appreciates his moments in boxing even more.

– Joseph Janik

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Its like they left this in the hands of boys, without a doubt, it was amateurish.

– Daniel Pou

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Just hit it a little fat, and it's got to get up in the air to get the wind, it was downwind and didn't get the wind because I hit it fat and it went in the water.

– Patrick Cantlay

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm going to have so many people I knew who are going to want to stop me and chat.

– Rory McIlroy

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Luckily this is not my first rodeo. It's going to be my 11th British Open championship, it doesn't matter whether it's at Portrush or St. Andrews or Carnoustie or Birkdale or wherever, it's the British Open championship.

– Rory McIlroy

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I take a lot of pride in working out off the ice and keeping myself in good shape, its not easy to play late into your 30s. I think were all aware of that as players, but (we) try to last as long as you can.

– Mark Giordano

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

He pointed at me and said: Youre going to the NBA, at that time, I was stupid, I believed him. And he was for real, too. He was serious about it. And I really believed him. And Im really here now. Its crazy.

– Rui Hachimura

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The half-kids, mixed kids like me, there are a lot of half-black, half-Japanese, they play sports and theyre actually good at it, i think its going to be great for them to see.

– Rui Hachimura

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

(Hachimura) doesnt have somebody that he can point to and be like, I look like him and I could be him. he doesnt have that, but he could be that for somebody younger. I have a lot of friends who couldve used someone like Hachimura growing up.

– Dexter Thomas

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The first wave of basketball in Japan was pushed forward by Slam Dunk, rui Hachimura, if he succeeds, its going to be another level.

– Dexter Thomas

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Its big for the country, its big for Japan because weve never really had a player like me in Japan playing basketball in the NBA and stuff. Its going to be big and its going to be a dream. It means a lot for me, my family, Japanese basketball the whole country.

– Rui Hachimura

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Since Phils come in hes changed different combinations of the squad and I think thats why this squad is so competitive and so great, we can change the squad and show that we can play together and weve got so many different combinations and styles and talented players and thats really important going into a tournament thats really long.

– Ellen White

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Mallorca has been a nice relaxed start to the grasscourt swing, all in all, being on the grass for five days it's going pretty well. Just finding a way to get the ball shooting through and hitting flatter.

– Samantha Stosur

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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