Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Frances Tiafoe
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
I've been on a tennis court all my life. The only thing that's been there longer is the net post.
Look, I'm not saying you can't make it if you grew up from a wealthy situation. I mean, a ton of people have.
I always dreamed of being on center court, playing the best in the world.
I maximize every day.
I need to get a lot better.
I'm really trying to understand my game.
I've had signs I can play at the highest level.
How many years have I been watching the U.S. Open? Since I was a little kid.
Tennis is my life.
I knew I was going to play pro tennis when I was 12.
I was lucky; I got so many opportunities.
I obviously wasn't a normal tennis story.
It's an honor to play on the same team as some of the best players in the history of the game.
I mean, sometimes you have to go to work.
I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.
To get a former player that has been there and has that extra intel. Jose Higueras is a great coach for that and a great person as well.
I think winning at Wimbledon's huge. This is the biggest tournament in tennis for so many different reasons. You can see the history around the grounds. The Village around you, everyone lives for it.
This is what I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a professional tennis player.
From the ground, I'm pretty solid from both sides. My form really helps me a lot and my backend complements it.
Being back home is a great thing for me, being with my family, being with friends, being with people that have got your back no matter what.
It really shaped me as a person going to DeMatha. Anyone that plays athletics or does music or does whatever, it teaches them to work to the best of their abilities.
All these pros are getting better every day. You just want to catch up to them.
I've been playing against really good guys. Put myself in positions to win. Eventually I'll win more than I lose these.
I just wanted to play and play and play. When everyone left, I'd stay on the court and hit serves or play against the wall.
It's good to bring a different feel to tennis, and that's what I feel like I bring. I bring a different feel, a different swagger to tennis. I'm very easygoing, and very nonchalant, it looks like, when I'm out there - I've got a little strut, and I like that.
I'm very thankful for what I have. I don't want to let anyone down.
It's not like everything was given to me. I had to really work hard for it and earn it.
Obviously, Jay Z definitely got my attention. I thought it was pretty cool that he wanted me on the team.
I'm putting constant pressure on my opponents and really dictating play.
I think my serve and trying to come forward a little more are what I need to work on.
Anybody plays a good match, you can beat anybody on a given day.
Tennis needs some different personalities and a lot more emotions.
People outside of tennis, all the famous actors and everyone, knows Wimbledon.
Obviously, maturity helps, knowing that you definitely have to make every day a good day. If not, somebody else is out there putting in the work.
Guys are so good. It's just about how badly you want it. I want it real bad.
Davis Cup helped me a lot. Being in that great atmosphere and having the chance to hit with top 50 guys everyday, being on the practice courts, that gave me a lot of confidence.
I think about all the kids that look up to me now... Things are possible if you go get it.
I know in the back of my head I have a Grand Slam win, which definitely takes a lot off of me, a big load off.
I want to take initiative; I know my game and I know what I need to do to win.
I learned that I could definitely play at a really high level and I definitely belong at this level.
It doesn't really matter who I turn pro with. What matters is where I take my tennis.
You start to take those opportunities when you do get a wildcard, but also you're allowed to say no - just because you get a wildcard doesn't mean you have to say yes. Some weeks I think its OK to take a wildcard, some weeks its not.
I'm pretty close with a majority of the black tennis players.
Clay... is my favorite surface.
There's no reason trying to fit in: Just be you. That was the biggest thing for me, just being me, and finding what works for me.
I'm going for the big moments - I want the big moments. I just tell myself, 'Remember the work you did, the things you went through. And keep going.'
I'm not perfect. But I hold myself to a high standard every day.
All credit to Robby Ginepri. He's helped me a lot.
If you stop working hard, that's when things get to your head.
I have that balance of having fun - because I can need to have a ton of fun - but also locking it in at times.
I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.
I just got to keep competing and keep believing.
To see my brother, see my friends, I think it builds character for me, just being accountable for myself.
It's all about competing.
Without my dad doing what he did, and without me putting in the hours, there wouldn't be any travelling the world or playing with the pros. He's a huge part of it.
He's an absolute icon. Everything he brings, how he carries himself. Never having trouble with the media, never done anything wrong. He's a superstar for a reason. He's LeBron James for a reason.
For a while I feel like I can play against anyone in the world.
My goal isn't to be a top junior. It's to be a top pro.
Obviously it's how bad do you really want to be successful, essentially. Like, what does that really mean to you? Why are you doing it?
If anything, you just let your racket talk - there's no reason for you to talk if your racket can.
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