Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German athlete Angelique Kerber.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 1, for a total of 34 weeks, and won three major titles at the 2016 Australian Open, the 2016 US Open, and the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. She is also an Olympic silver medalist and was the year-end world number one in 2016.
I know what to do to go for it and just take the game in my hands.
Of course it's tough to reach the number one place and also winning grand slams.
Everybody loves Wimbledon, with all the tradition and everything else.
My dream was always to win a grand slam, and my second dream was to be No. 1.
Now I can say I'm a Grand Slam champion, and it sounds really crazy.
You will always have ups and downs in your life and your career, but just stay positive and go for it.
I am proud that everybody is knowing me on the streets and airplanes and airports.
It doesn't matter which court I'm on.
I really love New York.
The hard work pays off.
Sometimes it's better to not read too much, to not listen to everybody.
It's a new situation. Of course, you have always the goal for years to go there and to reach the top, but then if you are there, you actually don't know what to expect.
I'm ready for every single match every single day.
It's something nice to be number one, of course, but there are much more expectations.
I just go out and play my best tennis.
For me, it's important to have a team and coach and manager that I know, and they know me, so they are not coming to me with everything.
I'm one of the best players in the world. I think I can be proud about this.
I know how to win big matches.
If the day ever comes when I am world No. 1, then great, but for me, the biggest dream was to win a slam, and I did it.
My game was always about good defence.
I did a few TV shows in Germany, lots of media.
I don't like to come to tournaments, like, one week before, because I just need, like, a few days, and then I'm ready to go for it.
I just have to play my best against my opponents.
Patience, discipline - giving everything on court... This is what I'm trying to bring in every single match.
To see that hard work paying off is very good.
Just do what you love. This is what I am doing.
Clay is not my surface; everyone knows that.
I have a team around me to support me.
First-round matches are always tough.
I just go out there, try to play my game.
Having a team that I trust is, for me, really important.
I will always enjoy it, that I was one day the Number One, even, like, when I look back in five years.
It's always hot in Australia.
Of course, you have always the goal for years to go there and to reach the top, but then if you are there, you actually don't know what to expect.
When I was a kid, I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams.
Against Serena, you never know how she's serving.
My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.
Just having what's important, to have people around you to support and take care of you. That's the most important thing when you are a professional athlete.
My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.
I'm not a machine.
Winning the second grand slam, it was a bit different. I don't have anything to prove anymore. I am at the top: number one.
When you know you can run forever on court, you're not worried that you can play three sets. I think this is really important for your confidence.
My priority is always playing tennis and practising and doing my schedule with my tennis.
Just follow your dreams and be patient.
I've had many ups and downs before, and I think it's always darkest before dawn.
The ranking... it's just a number.
To play against Serena in a final is something special. You know you must play your best tennis.
I know that I can beat everybody, and this is what also gives me a lot of confidence and motivation for going out there and playing with a lot of emotion.
Puszczykowo is an important place in my life. I feel like I am at home there.
Nobody has anything to lose against me. And everybody would like to beat me.
I knew that I have the game to beat the best players.
To win the major, you have to play two weeks your best tennis and deal with a lot of things around, to put things together so to be really focused.
At the end, I have to take the court I get scheduled on.
I'm feeling good about my movement on grass courts; I can serve a little bit better. This makes me much more dangerous than on hard.
Serena, for me, is one of the best players in the world. She is a great person and a great champion.
Don't make things too complicated. Try to relax, enjoy every moment, get used to everything.
'Nothing to lose' means I can go out there and try to play like I'm playing, without pressure, without nothing.
I really tried to play more intensely in practice and not play like maybe two, three hours just like that. I just go to court and spend a lot of hours as well on gym, or just make a lot of sprints and movement.
I think the message from me is that you can work very hard, and someday, the work will pay off.
It's not like the world No.1 spot is always in my mind.