237 Quotes by Tim Henman

The side of me you see when I'm having a laugh is not the one most conducive to playing my best tennis.

I'm a private person. I don't want to write a book because I know the story and feel no need to tell it to anyone else.

There are no grey areas with commitment, you're either in or you are out; 95 per cent doesn't work. I didn't have that much talent as a kid, but I worked at it, all hours known to man.

I had eight consecutive years in the top 20 and five of those were in the top 10. That's something I'm very proud of. And the way that I played some of my matches at Wimbledon was also very special.

I think in terms of how my game developed on clay that was amazing.

I would say, hand on heart, I probably had a very good relationship with the press. The tennis journalists that followed me throughout my career... sure, you know, we had a few bumps in the road, if you like, but that's what you're paid to do.

I really do appreciate how lucky I am.

Dealing with the press it was pretty obvious there was a right answer and there was an honest answer. I think quite a lot of the time I gave the right answer. That was my defence mechanism.

For 15 years, I very rarely read anything about myself.