American - Athlete | December 12, 1962 -
The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.
Tracy Austin
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Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.
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My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.
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I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.
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To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.
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Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.
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We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.
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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.
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When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.
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I won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 1980.
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I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.
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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.
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