Top 56 Quotes & Sayings by Naomi Osaka

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Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion. Her seven titles on the WTA Tour also include two at the Premier Mandatory level. At the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments. She was the first woman to win successive Grand Slam singles titles since Serena Williams in 2015, and was the first to win her first two in successive majors since Jennifer Capriati in 2001.

Japanese - Athlete | Born: October 16, 1997

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I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game.

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I'm really grateful that I get a lot of Japanese press.

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If - when someone asks me a question, if I could just focus on not joking, I think that would be great, because for some reason, I can't.

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I was born in Osaka. I came to New York when I was three. I moved from New York to Florida when I was, like, eight or nine, and then I have been training in Florida since.

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I grew up surrounded by both Haitian and Japanese culture.

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It takes me a while to absorb things.

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Of course I'm happy that I won a Grand Slam. I don't think there's anything that can take away from that.

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I feel like I'm a child of the Internet, and the Internet has raised me, and its jokes might not be appropriate at certain times. So, I keep them locked inside.

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You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

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Actually, I live in FL now. But, I mean, of course I'm very honored to be playing for Japan. But my dad's side is Haitian, so represent.

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When I play my match, everything else is completely not in my mind anymore.

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I'm not really the type that spends money on myself.

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I don't think there is ever going to be another Serena Williams.

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It's not necessarily the best situation for me to try to hug someone unless I really know them. And I don't really know anybody, so.

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I feel like I didn't really know how to cope with not playing well.

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For me, as long as my family's happy, I'm happy.

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For me, grand slams are something you dream about playing as a kid.

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I don't think you can win a Grand Slam and not be confident in yourself.

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When you have to do small talk, you know, 'Hello, how are you?' after that, I don't know what to do. I go, 'OK, then,' and walk away.

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I think everybody who sees me would think that I'm really scary or something. But I'm not!

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This is going to sound weird, but I never went to normal school; I went to online school.

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Everyone around me has more confidence in me than I do in myself.

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I feel like I play better when I'm calm. There is an inner peace I can tap into sometimes during my matches.

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I don't really know what feeling Japanese or Haitian or American is supposed to feel like. I just feel like me.

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Oh, my God, I literally only have, like, one friend that I'm actually completely, like, myself with.

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Every time I have a dream, somehow I accomplish it.

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In my day-to-day, I might speak, like, 10 sentences.

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I feel like I'm more comfortable talking to people. I've been put in the position where I have to, and it's not something I can avoid anymore.

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Ever since I can remember, I played better against bigger players on bigger courts.

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When you're little, you're taught not to look at, like, if your opponent gets angry or anything.

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The thing is, I'm used to handshakes. Every time someone comes for a hug, I'm very confused. I'm told that I give out the worst hugs, too.

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I like sweating.

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Japanese culture? I kind of love everything about it. I love the food. Everyone's really nice. There's just a lot about Japan that's really cool.

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Sorry, public speaking isn't really my strong side.

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I'm just really excited every time I play a match.

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For me, I do better in Grand Slams. I like when there's more people watching.

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Haiti, if you've ever met a Haitian person, they are just really positive, and literally, if you're friends with them, then they will do anything for you. So I think that's something that is, like, a really good trait, and I'm really happy that my grandparents and my dad's side of the family is like that.

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I don't know if I'm 'normal.'

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I can't really act entitled.

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I don't know if anybody knows this, but Serena's my favorite player. Just playing against her is kind of like a dream for me, so I'm very grateful that I was able to play her, and it's even better that I was able to win.

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I get that I'm tan, and I would stand out a little bit in Japan.

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You can easily get depressed. Usually, if you play sports, you think that one match or one game is very important, and when you lose it, you think your whole world is over.

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Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam.

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In a perfect dream, things would be set exactly the way you would want them. But I think it's more interesting that in real life, things aren't exactly the way you planned.

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With some of the journalists, I've known them for years now, and I kind of consider them like my friends, so I always tend to joke around, and some people don't get it.

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My mum has sacrificed a lot for me, and it means a lot for her to come and watch my matches.

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Honestly, I feel like people don't look at other people when they're walking around.

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Most people know me for U.S. Open, right? And during U.S. Open, I didn't show any emotions most of the time. But then after that, I did show - well, in my opinion, it was a lot of emotions. I got upset, and then I threw my racket or stuff like that.

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What makes me relaxed is the fact that I know I've put in a lot of time during the offseason on my fitness.

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For me, every practice and match I've played, it feels like the year is short and long at the same time. I'm aware of all the work I put in.

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I guess I tell jokes a lot, but I'm not really that sure because sometimes they don't laugh, and they just stare at me like I said something insulting.

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You just gotta keep going and fighting for everything, and one day you'll get to where you want.

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I don't necessarily feel like I'm American. I wouldn't know what that feels like.

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For me, it's, like, no secret that Serena is my favorite.

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I can't let myself act immature, in a way.

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I'm always smiling.

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