Jacques Barzun's Quote - Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a

Quote by Jacques Barzun

Tennis belongs to the individualistic past - a hero, or at most a

Tennis belongs to the individualistic past – a hero, or at most a pair of friends or lovers, against the world. – Jacques Barzun

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Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy. – Jacques Barzun

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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. – Jacques Barzun

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Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions. – Jacques Barzun

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Why has slamming a ball with a racquet become so obsessive a pleasure for so many of us? It seems clear to me that a primary attraction of the sport is the opportunity it gives to release aggression physically without being arrested for felonious assault. – Nat Hentoff

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The serve was invented so that the net could play. – Bill Cosby

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Tennis begins with love. – Author Unknown

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A perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility. – Billie Jean King, about tennis

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