Fred Perry

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.

Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995), born in Southport, Cheshire, was an English tennis and table tennis player and three-time Wimbledon champion.

Quotes

• I didn't aspire to be a good sport; "champion" was good enough for me.
  • As quoted in Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies (2003) by Paul Fein, p. 146

• Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning.
  • As quoted in Winning Words : Classic Quotes from the World of Sports (2008) by Michael Benson, p. 181

Quotes about Perry

• Whenever an opponent would make an especially good shot, Perry would cry out "Very clevah." I never played Fred competitively, but I heard enough from other guys that "Very clevah" drove a lot of opponents crazy.
  • Jack Kramer, as quoted in "Can we be serious?" by Gary Burns at GentryStyle.com

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Official Wimbledon website profile
• Fred Perry Official website
• Fred Perry Way route map
• Fred Perry record