Katrina Adams Quotes
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If you get into the main draw of a Grand Slam, then you've made your mark and proved that's where you belong.
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I'm a competitor in everything that I do. I love to compete.
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With Venus and Serena and their ascension - and you had a lot of kids that saw them and wanted to be like them - it's like any sport, any major athlete, like Michael Jordan in basketball: everybody wanted to be like Mike.
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For players from every age and every ability, the USTA National Campus will raise the bar on how we deliver tennis with the goal of making our great sport more accessible to more people than ever before.
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When we introduced 10-and-under tennis - when we shortened the courts and had smaller rackets and low-compression balls for trying to introduce the sport to youth - a lot of people said we weren't going to succeed.
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There were so many people who were instrumental in helping me get better. They say it takes a village, and the tennis community has been my village. That's why I've always felt that I have a responsibility to give back.
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I grew up in youth programs in Chicago, so they are definitely close to my heart. It is all about helping kids and giving back to a sport that has given me so much.
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Anything with the title 'Breaking The Barriers' means a lot to us, and to myself in particular, because if it wasn't for those who broke the barrier of color before me, I would not have the opportunity to live the life I'm leading right now.
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It can be difficult playing friends. But you also have to know that it's a match, and this is what you do. And you do your best.
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When I was a kid, people reached out and gave me a chance.
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We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.
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It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.
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Billie Jean King always was there for me as a role model. She always fought for equality, and that always stood out as I was coming up.
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Changing the dialogue and behaviors around race and equality in sports starts with removing barriers and creating opportunities.
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My role at the USTA allows me to fulfill my ambition to open up opportunities for people to play tennis that may not otherwise have a chance or an outlet to play.
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Tennis is a very interesting world. It's a sport of opportunities, but it's a sport of challenges as well. And for anybody to continue to progress, they have to understand what those challenges are.
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As athletes, the biggest asset that we bring to the workplace is our work ethic, our confidence, our never-say-die attitude. We're about winning.
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I went to Northwestern. I bleed purple and white.
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I was fortunate to have people like Althea Gibson come and speak to me, also Leslie Allen and Arthur Ashe. So I feel obligated, part of my duty, to continue to pass on the knowledge I've learned to youngsters and adults alike.
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My parents were teachers.
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I grew up in the USTA's junior circuit.
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Serena Williams is the ultimate champion. She knows what it takes to get to the top.
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As a kid, I used to love going to the arcade. I used to tell my parents I was working on my hand-eye coordination. It was probably just a way to get more quarters from them.
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I try to walk when I'm playing golf so I get some exercise in.