The prize money for first place was 2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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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 Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a long time. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
It seems like she's really enjoying herself. She's able to smile out there. She's really fit. And she has that big, first-strike ability to get ahead early. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
We all need to show a debt of gratitude toward Billie. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I was 5 when I began semiprivate lessons. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I think there are more questions in the first week than we've seen in a women's Grand Slam in a long time, ... There's a real question of how the top players are going to play and how physically fit they're going to be. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Martina at 48 certainly is well worth watching still, ... Martina still has one of the best volleys on the tour. Her technique is the best. That's pretty impressive. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
If I was a 13-year-old and someone like Billie Jean King came to a camp and told me the ups and downs of turning pro that would have been pretty helpful, ... My participation and aim as a past champion is letting them ask questions. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I always loved it, ... Even when I was 2, 3 or 4 years old I begged people to play with me. It's great for the body and great for the mind. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I was planning to remain an amateur for a while. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Lindsay Davenport was saying 12 months ago that this might be her last Wimbledon, but things have completely changed because she's healthy. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
Robert became the most important force in my life for my young tennis career. He was part father, part brother, part tyrant. The perfect coach. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
So many times in the past on the women's side of the draw you'd really have to wait until the second week before it became a little more interesting. But with Serena, I think her first matches will be extremely enjoyable to watch because of the curiosity factor How fit is she, how well is she going to play - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational 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 Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
From one match to the next, I kept on winning. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C. - Tracy Austin Visit FamousQuotes.com for more inspirational quotes
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