Grand Slam Quotes

#1. To be able to hold all four majors - the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA - all concurrently I think is the Grand Slam. But a lot of people have a different opinions on that. People think you have to win it in the same calendar year.

Tiger Woods

#2. Olympic gold is obviously right up there with a grand slam. It's a big win. You can say it's more, you can say it's less, you can say it's equal. It's very much up there.

Ivan Lendl

#3. It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that's Barbara Mikulski. Six years later, we had a grand slam: We elected four new Democratic women to the Senate. Sen. Mikulski now has some company.

Ellen Malcolm

#4. I obviously want to win a grand slam, but whatever I do, however long I play, I hope I sustain a really long career, a healthy one, just a pretty consistent career. I obviously want to win a grand slam.

Sloane Stephens

#5. Everyone is fighting like crazy because it's the last Grand Slam. When you play the Grand Slams, you just have to give everything you have.

Simona Halep

#6. I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.

Bob Uecker

#7. Age is nothing, can still win the Grand Slam, pretty happy about my age, more experience.

Li Na

#8. Grand Slam losses are hard. I treat myself after losses though, I usually go to McDonald's and I have a hamburger and you know, something. Because you know, you just need to be nice to yourself sometimes after the loss.

Venus Williams

#9. And to not blink against the greatest player in the world, I think she's going - she said it really nicely. She [Serena Williams] said now, I can call myself a grand slam champion, and that sounds really, really nice. So I'm very happy for her.

Howard Bryant

#10. I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'

Li Na

#11. I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.

Samantha Stosur

#12. When they [court announcers] say, 'This is the world No. 2,' it just doesn't sound right to me because either I'm No. 1 or I'm a grand slam champion. I'm not world No. 2. I just don't like the ring of it when I'm introduced on court because I've been up there for so, so long.

Roger Federer

#13. Hopefully I can just have another terrible year with only the one Grand Slam and that will be just fine.

Roger Federer

#14. When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.

Bob Gibson

#15. I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.

Patrick Rafter

#16. In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more.

Samantha Stosur

#17. I still think that I'm dreaming. It's a strange feeling. I always try to watch the final of Grand Slams because that's where the best players are playing ... I never expected to play a final. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. And right now I just did it.

Stan Wawrinka

#18. Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'.

Linda Evangelista

#19. This will be my first Grand Slam final without Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic on the other side of the net, but I don't think being the more experienced player will make much difference to my approach.

Andy Murray

#20. If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam.

Stefan Edberg

#21. He's going for the home run, I'm going for the grand slam. If he gets a lot of strikeouts, I'm getting a shutout. I just have that positivity, that mentality that I can conquer whatever he gives out.

Nonito Donaire

#22. Rafa being 6-1 against Roger is not a source of pride for me. I'm happy that Rafa won the tournament, but I would have liked that Federer could have won the Grand Slam, because I think he's a phenomenal player. For me, he is the player I enjoy watching the most.

Toni Nadal

#23. I was lucky enough to watch my son hit a grand slam at sports camp, and that was great. Yes, I may miss some things, but honestly, I think I get to see more than a dad who works a daily 9 to 5.

CC Sabathia

#24. Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.

Tracy Austin

#25. I'm three legs toward completing the career Grand Slam at 25. So, I'm feeling pretty good right now.

Rory McIlroy

#26. The Open is the one that we all want and strive for and to be able to hold this Claret Jug is an incredible feeling. To be three legs towards the career grand slam at the age of 25 is a pretty good achievement. It's not going to sink in for a while.

Rory McIlroy

#27. Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

Mary Pierce

#28. A final of a grand slam is always a matter of details. Maybe a point here, a point there will make the difference. Maybe someone who is a bit more gutsy than the other player, someone who is having a better day than the others.

Sabine Lisicki

#29. Band chemistry is a tricky thing. If one guy isn't feeling right with the other guys, everything gets thrown off. When you get the personalities and the chemistry right, that's a grand slam.

Les Claypool

#30. I get my drive and determination from just winning and playing tennis. I know if I don't work, I won't get rewarded. It was a life long dream to win a Grand Slam so when I was able to do that it felt so good and I wanted to do it again. It's not that hard to stay motivated.

Samantha Stosur

#31. If you try to hit a grand slam, you're going to strike out.

Jon Stewart

#32. I love competing against the best players. I have a huge challenge, and that's to win a U.S. Open and complete the Grand Slam. I enjoy that challenge. Every year it comes around, I get excited to try to conquer that opportunity. I love it.

Phil Mickelson

#33. It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.

Venus Williams

#34. This is a dream from when I was kid. I'm playing tennis almost 18 years, and of course everybody's dream is to play the final of a Grand Slam.

Agnieszka Radwanska

#35. Once upon a time, there were only three or four dominant women. Now, there are 10 to 15 who can vie for a Grand Slam.

Stephane Simian

#36. When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

Lleyton Hewitt

#37. The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.

Brian McKnight

#38. I've always enjoyed playing in Paris, ever since I was a junior and won the junior event there. Being Swiss, this is the Grand Slam that is closest to us - the one we watch first and visit first if we are lucky enough.

Stanislas Wawrinka

#39. I didn't even realize it was a grand slam (number thirty-one) because I was mentally preparing myself for Andy Benes because he struck me out the first time.

Mark McGwire

#40. Oh, my God, I don't think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam wins or title wins or being so long at the top of the game.

Roger Federer

#41. You were it for me. My homerun. My grand slam. My perfect game. I've never, I will never, ever want anyone but you,

Tessa Teevan

#42. Winning a Grand Slam is not something I'll think about.

David Ferrer

#43. I'd like to win the Masters and the PGA and complete the career Grand Slam.

Ernie Els

#44. I always said if I had to pick one Grand Slam to win, it would be the U.S. Open.

Andy Roddick

#45. I was a little bit lost in my head after winning a Grand Slam. You're like: 'So what's the next goal? What do you want now? Where do you want to be? It's not a problem if you lose.'

Stanislas Wawrinka

#46. Twenty days ago my physio asked me if I was if I never think that I can win a Grand Slam or be in final of Grand Slam, and I said no.

Flavia Pennetta

#47. Denmark is charging a fat food tax on cheese, meat, and oil. Here, we call that the Denny's Grand Slam breakfast.

Jay Leno

#48. Parker's grand slam is the same as going 4 for 4, even though he went 1 for 4.

Jerry Coleman

#49. I won a grand slam with an Audemars Piguet on my wrist, so I feel it is a great match.

Stanislas Wawrinka

#50. I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.

Patrick Rafter

#51. I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

Stanislas Wawrinka