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If you look at tennis, the girls have become much more attractive; they wear makeup. In my generation, you were a tennis player. It wasn't like you had to look a certain way.

— Monica Seles

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

— Anna Kournikova

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

— Anna Kournikova

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me.

— Anna Kournikova

It was simple reality - most competitive tennis players in my day were privileged, spoiled, entitled and white. Also, many of them were beautiful, fit, tan and of good stock - great big hair and white teeth and long legs. Then there were the rest of us.

— Anne Lamott

Tennis is pretty unforgiving if you are carrying weight. You are expected to wear short skirts, and you are compared to all these 16 and 17-year-olds.

— Monica Seles

I haven't been in tennis for that long, but what I can say is that we have a lot of young guys at the top who are willing to do a lot of good things for tennis in general.

— Novak Djokovic

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all.

— Mahesh Bhupathi

When I came on the tour, I thought, 'Why don't they treat tennis players the same way they look at football players?' Because I've got news for you: when they are on the pitch, they are not saying, 'Hello, how are you?' out there.

— John McEnroe

Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.

— Venus Williams

✗Opposing Perspectives

Masculinity comes from your look, all the way down to your attitude. It's a big part of being a tennis player. Even though tennis is a fairly friendly sport, intimidation is still a big part of it.

— Milos Raonic