237 Quotes by Tim Henman

Volleying comes into grass-court tennis because it's a surface that favours the player who gets on the front foot. So if you've got an opportunity to come in and be aggressive, then finishing the points at the net is always going to be a good strategy.

When playing, I had acupuncture.

The players that always used to frighten me were the big servers so someone like John Isner if he gets on a roll with his serve, can be a nightmare to play against.

I've always been a very good sleeper. I can sleep any time, anywhere and never lost sleep before a big match.

Movement on clay is totally different to every other surface and you have to have that balance and understanding of how to slide.

Clay is so challenging as a surface because you want to be playing aggressively but the margins are so small and it's easy to get the balance wrong and start making errors. Getting your movement right and preparing correctly to hit your shots is key.

Returning serve on clay is not easy because you don't always have a sure footing so you can't push off in the way that you would like.

A lot of clay court players want rhythm. They want the time to play from the baseline, and it's about preventing them from having that.

From the age of 6 to 33, I was utterly driven and single-minded.