Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet.
Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I feel like Anna
Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the
footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience. I feel an icy
shudder. Win or die! Now or never! It's the crisis of my life.
- Bill Tilden