Jo Durie Quotes

#1. The decision to retire was quite an easy one for me because by that stage my knees were so badly gone. If I had been like Martina Navratilova and my body had let me I would have carried on playing a lot longer.

Jo Durie

#2. If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.

Jo Durie

#3. The British public like a Briton with personality, someone who comes out on court and isn't dour and down on themselves.

Jo Durie

#4. It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most important thing - I still love my tennis.

Jo Durie

#5. It was all right until the sun came out and then everything started getting warmer.

Jo Durie

#6. I didn't miss training because it had become so painful for me. I filled the void pretty quickly as I went straight into coaching and it was great; I had to start learning all over again, and then when I went into TV I knew nothing about it so I had to start from the very beginning.

Jo Durie