Tennis
| Name | Offense | Sentence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Becker | tax evasion | 2 years probation, $500,000 fine | |
| Bernard Boileau | drug use, assault and dangerous driving | 3 years | |
| Roscoe Tanner | theft, fraud | 2 years | Released after one year.Florida DOC record |
| Bill Tilden | contributing to the delinquency of a minor | 1 year (1946) | Served 7½ months |
| 1 year (1949) | 10 months |
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“The boneless quality of English conversation, which, so far as I have heard it, is all form and no content. Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.”
—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)