Tracy Austin quotes
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“I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life.”
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“By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.”
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“The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.”
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“When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.”
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“Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.”
-- Tracy AustinSource : "Author Spotlight: Kevin J. Anderson & Sherrilyn Kenyon". Interview with Liz Argall, www.lightspeedmagazine.com. August 2016.
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“To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.”
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“We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.”
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“My mind started wandering. I started playing carefully, instead of playing the way that had gotten me to that point. I had to force myself to keep driving the ball.”
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“Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.”
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“In Toronto, Serena Williams was not fit at all, not striking the ball well at all, and went three sets with someone (ranked) 92 in the world,”
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“My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.”
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“Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and came home to tell me stories of France, Japan.”
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“I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.”
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“I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.”
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“From one match to the next, I kept on winning.”
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“I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.”
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“I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.”
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“Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.”
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“My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.”
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“My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.”
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