I have always considered tennis as a combat in an arena between two gladiators who have their racquets and their courage as their weapons. – Yannick Noah
I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well. – Yannick Noah
Downtown, one has less time. But there are in Europe much people who have the faith, in South America, too. – Yannick Noah
Tennis is not a gentle game. Psychologically, it is vicious. That people are only just beginning to come to terms with this fact illustrates just how big a con trick has been perpetrated on the non-playing tennis public – and even a few players, usually losing players – for decades. – Richard Evans