But, though I crave for work, I still like to be fair. I do not ask for more than my proper share. – Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), 1889
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