Tracy Austin quotes

Tracy Austin is an American former professional tennis player who achieved early fame as a teenage Grand Slam champion. Her powerful baseline game and determination made her one of the youngest US Open winners ever. She has since become a respected tennis commentator and a prominent figure in the sport. Here are 17 of her quotes:

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. (Tracy Austin)
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year. View quote
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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. View quote
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From one match to the next, I kept on winning. View quote
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My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four. View quote
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When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. View quote
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My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C. View quote
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I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships. View quote
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I started tennis around age 2. View quote
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I was planning to remain an amateur for a while. View quote
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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. (Tracy Austin)
Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots. View quote
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To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis. View quote
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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. View quote
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I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980. View quote
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I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot. View quote
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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. View quote
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Tracy Austin

Tracy Austin - Image
Photo: Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: December 12, 1962
Quotes count: 17