Tracy Austin Athlete Quotations

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

Lindsay Davenport was saying 12 months ago that this might be her last Wimbledon, but things have completely changed because she's healthy.

Robert became the most important force in my life for my young tennis career. He was part father, part brother, part tyrant. The perfect coach.

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

I knew I needed to take balls out of the air if I could put them away. I wanted to end the points a little sooner and be more aggressive.

I was 5 when I began semiprivate lessons.

I realized that this was a professional tour stop - the event was called the Avon Futures, a satellite tour of the Virginia Slims.

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