Top 45 Johanna Konta Quotes

When I play at my best is when I play with the least amount of inhibition, when I think less.

I love potatoes – roast potatoes, mashed potatoes – I just love potatoes.

I’m not a fan of drama.

I spend most of my life in sports kit, so it usually shocks people when they see me in casual clothing – let alone dressed up with make-up on. I’ve walked past people from my own family who don’t recognise me.

It’s always nice to be in great company and to be among great players.

Number one consideration is always availability. Then it’s about – for me and, I guess, for every player – the connection with the coach, like with any relationship: how you work together, the chemistry on court.

I look to constantly be a better version of myself every time I step out on court. That has come out with some good wins and good things on paper, but if my ranking were to drop or to rise, it wouldn’t affect my goals or how I want to keep improving.

Tennis is a small world.

I definitely would like to go to university.

I try to stay very true to the kind of person that I want to be and the kind of athlete and the kind of professional I continually strive to be.

I’m constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can’t be all or nothing, right here, right now.

Everyone is out there to beat me, so I go up against every single player to have a battle.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn’t enjoy winning? But for me, it’s about more than just winning: it’s about knowing I’m putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

If you are able to enjoy what you do and doing it the best that you can, then you’re on the right track.

I had to experience many situations and emotions to develop, and I’m still striving to become the kind of competitor I want to be.

Winning matches on any surface will definitely give you a much larger element of trust in what you’re doing.

I am getting better and more knowledgeable in how I hydrate and how I make my drinks and how I eat and things like that.

It’s really easy to catastrophise everything. I’d like to think as I’ve gotten older, I do a bit better with that.

I was training in Spain for 15 months, and while I was there, my parents didn’t want to be halfway around the world away from their 14-year-old daughter. So they migrated to the U.K. because they had Hungarian passports, and that’s in the E.U., so they could work there.

I think I’ve always loved playing in North America.

I think it’s important for me to keep adapting.

There are always going to be distractions, push and shove between players. It’s about rolling with the punches and enjoying every situation, good or bad.

I really enjoy representing my country and think the principles of what Fed Cup is about and the team environment is a great thing to be a part of.

I made my older sister cry playing Monopoly once.

Everyone gets motivated or inspired by different things.

I’m out there to play my sport, to showcase my sport. I’m not an actress.

Results come and go; tournaments come and go.

If you keep a healthy state of mind, you give yourself a great chance to bring out the best in yourself.

Everyone can play well. There’s very few margins that set us aside from each other.

Spending time in airports and planes is probably my least favourite part of being a tennis player.

I don’t believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.

I work differently. I enjoy creating a space around me and not getting too high or too low. But I am continuously looking to get better – not just as a tennis player but also as a person dealing with new experiences.

It’s the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person’s character.

One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.

I think I’m a good athlete.

Everyone is trying to make that breakthrough into the top 100.

There’s a great group of people around me, and I think it’s the way they all work together with me which makes me a very lucky girl.

I’m not a drama queen.

Honestly, I am in love with my dog.

I definitely think about lifting the big trophies, and I dream about winning slams or making it.

I didn’t associate playing tennis with making a living until I was maybe 18 or 19.

I don’t really listen to music before I go on court.

I have always and will continue to put myself in the mix at the end of every tournament. That’s what I play for.

There’s a real difference between singles tennis and working as part of a team.

No player can step on court against me and feel confident that they will come out the winner.