Top 22 Quotes & Sayings by Tracy Austin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Tracy Austin.
Last updated on November 16, 2024.
Tracy Austin

Tracy Ann Austin Holt is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. She won three Grand Slam titles: the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, and the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Additionally, she won the WTA Tour Championships in 1980 and the year-ending Toyota Championships in 1981, both in singles.

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.
My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. — © Tracy Austin
When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
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.
I started tennis around age 2.
We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.
Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.
To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
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.
My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.
Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.
I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.
I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.
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.
My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.
I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.
From one match to the next, I kept on winning.
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life. — © Tracy Austin
I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my life.
Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.
In Toronto, Serena Williams was not fit at all, not striking the ball well at all, and went three sets with someone (ranked) 92 in the world.
By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.
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