Tracy Austin Quotes & Sayings

I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980. — Tracy Austin

We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat. — Tracy Austin

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, — Tracy Austin

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

I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships. — Tracy Austin

Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal. — Tracy Austin

I was planning to remain an amateur for a while. — 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. — Tracy Austin

My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four. — Tracy Austin

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

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

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

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot. — Tracy Austin

Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots. — Tracy Austin

The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur. — Tracy Austin

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

When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. — Tracy Austin

From one match to the next, I kept on winning. — Tracy Austin

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis. — Tracy Austin

Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury. — Tracy Austin

My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C. — Tracy Austin