Old politicians, like old actors, revive in the limelight. The vacancy which afflicts them in private momentarily lifts when, once... more, they feel the eyes of an audience upon them. Their old passion for holding the centre of the stage guides their uncertain footsteps to where the footlights shine, and summons up a wintry smile when the curtain rises.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I f...eel like Anna Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience. I feel an icy shudder. Win or die! Now or never! It's the crisis of my life.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space wher...e the audience is.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »