Jo Durie Quotes

I didn't miss training because it had become so painful for me. I filled the void pretty quickly as I went straight into coaching and it was great; I had to start learning all over again, and then when I went into TV I knew nothing about it so I had to start from the very beginning.

If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.

The British public like a Briton with personality, someone who comes out on court and isn't dour and down on themselves.

It was all right until the sun came out and then everything started getting warmer.

The decision to retire was quite an easy one for me because by that stage my knees were so badly gone. If I had been like Martina Navratilova and my body had let me I would have carried on playing a lot longer.

It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most important thing - I still love my tennis.