Quotes by Helen Wills Moody - Page 1

Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions.
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Spectators
Decisions
Express
Fair
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When I play, I become entirely absorbed in the game. It may be a form of concentration.
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Concentration
Form
Absorb
Game
Entirely
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I can remember when, as a beginner, I was delighted with any ball as long as it would bounce.
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Bounce
Delighted
Remember When
Long Remember I Can
Ball
Beginner
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The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment.
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Finals
Rain
Threatened
Wimbledon
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Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.
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Sufficient
Intensive
Tournament
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Four times out of five the linesman gets a better view of the ball near him than the player himself.
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Ball
Near
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I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is.
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Delightful
Hitting
Pleasure
Tennis
Ball
Rally
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No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different.
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Accustomed
August
Conditions
France
Courts
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The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this.
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Angle
Decisions
Ball
Tremendous
Fret
Inclined
Inwardly
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My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played.
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Prize
Ball
Describe
Match
Net
Realized
Travelled
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Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court.
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Average
Balls
Court
Surface
Rallies
Sets
Wears
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The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants.
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Finals
Participants
Opposite
Draw
Halves
Placed
Possibly
Successfully
Tournament
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