Mary Pierce Quotes (78 Quotes)


    I think in about two or three months it will be easier to kind of tell. She's a champion. She's a great tennis player. It's pretty open right now, so it's a good time actually for her to be coming back.

    When I lost the first set, I thought, 'Okay I just need to get help,'

    There was just this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now is not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.'

    Not my best tennis, but it's a win. There were moments where I can say I played well, I hit the ball hard and moved around well but I have a lot to work on for tomorrow. It was good to get out there, get a feel for the court and get the first match under my belt.

    I'm ready to play but it's the captain's choice. If he feels another player can do a better job, fine.


    I would never do anything in that way. I have too much respect for the game, the opponent and the fans. Plus, Elena won the first game of the second set. She had plenty of time to get back into it.

    It's tough, you know. Any loss is tough, especially in the finals, especially in a close match, especially when you feel like you had opportunities. What can I say I did everything in my power the best I could.

    I think before when I was first coming out on the tour and young, you know, you're very hungry to achieve and to have success and to make money, to win tournaments, to get a high ranking, just to be noticed and get contracts. All those kind of things you just get caught up with. For me now it's different because I have achieved a lot of great things in my career. I don't play for those things anymore now.

    The key the ball was hitting the ball hard and deep, staying aggressive and trying to come forward.

    I can't believe it. This is amazing. This is so good. The fans really helped me today.

    She made me play bad, I guess you could say, because she is far quicker than all the other girls that I've played so far. She got another ball back every time.

    Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun.

    She seemed hampered with her movement, ... She's always pretty quick. She seemed a little bit slower today.

    It was pretty crazy, ... She made a lot of mistakes. I was surprised how I won the first set quickly. I just kept fighting and hanging in there. It is never over until it's over.

    I was happy with the way I started out the match, ... I was really playing well. I knew what I needed to do against her. She's a dangerous player if you let her play. The key for me today was hitting the ball hard, being aggressive, hitting it deep.

    Maybe she was waiting for my mistake. But I just capitalized on those opportunities she gave me.

    She made me play bad. She was quicker than all the other girls I played so far. She would hit another ball back, and I would make a mistake.

    We played good tennis during three hours and the crowd enjoyed it. It was tennis of a good level but not of the highest one,

    Women's tennis is a lot tougher now that it was 10 years ago. So for me to be competing in the top now means I need to be stronger and faster and better than before.

    As long as I was hitting the ball hard and hitting it deep, our rallies were not that long. ... There was one way to beat her, and that was to be aggressive first.

    I have no excuse but it's not over yet. There's one match left today and there's tomorrow (Sunday).

    It's tough, ... Any loss is tough, especially in the finals, especially in a close match. Especially when you have opportunities.

    I learned a lot when they booed me. At one point, I thought I would base myself in Paris because I loved and the people so much. But then, I found out what when I won, I was France's Mary Pierce when I lost, I was the American French Mary Pierce.

    Before this match, I felt really good, ... I was ready for it. I was looking forward to it. I wanted it. But today was definitely not my day.

    I also played two great Fed Cup finals here, winning in 2003 and losing last year, so Moscow will always have a special place in my heart.

    She's been number one in the world, now she has a Grand Slam title to her name. I'm happy for her.

    I was fairly happy. I played well. I knew I needed to be aggressive today. I played good enough to win.

    We'll see what happens. I'll just give it my best.

    That was a first for me, ... You couldn't have asked for an easier shot to put away the match. What can you do You just have to laugh.

    We've played twice this year and I haven't beaten her, but I'll just give it my best.

    I am very proud of myself for the year I have had, especially since Roland Garros, ... There's just one more match this year, and I'm going to give it everything that I have.

    I am the same as I always will be. I'm French and I'm American. I was born in Canada. I love living in America, and I love playing the French Open in front of my French people, who support me.

    I think I had some troubles in the past just because (we) were friends, Fed Cup team-mates, just know each other so well, spend so much time together,

    My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too.

    I definitely have to give her credit. She played solid. She came up with some really good shots at times. (But) it's difficult. I didn't give her a chance to play much, as well. If you make 41 unforced errors, it's really tough to win a match, too.

    I was appreciating it more when I came back from my injuries in 2002, ... My success this year has just been from hard work that I have been putting in over a year and a half. I love what I do.

    It was a big disappointment right after the match. Even during, at certain times.


    Kim, congratulations, ... I'm so happy for you. You're such a sweet girl, and you're a fantastic player.

    Kim, congratulations, ... You were really too good today and you deserved to win.

    It's pretty simple. Today after I lost the first set, I just kept thinking about a friend of mine back home, Pat, who is sick. She just gave me the power to play today.

    You never know, this could be my last one, ... Not because I want it to be, but who knows what can happen in life So each time that I get farther and do better, yeah, it means a lot more to me now than before.

    Nathalie played very well, especially her defensive game. Sometimes, her shots were just too good, so I just focused on being aggressive. I was happy that I was able to serve out the match.

    She's an unbelievable competitor. She's really quick on the court and she's just a great player all around. She's definitely going to be tough to beat.

    It wasn't my best tennis, but in the end it's a victory. I'll have plenty of things to work on tomorrow.

    I just did everything in my power the best that I could today, and it wasn't meant to be, ... She was very motivated out there today. I could see it. She wanted it. She definitely played better today than a couple days ago when I beat her.

    I was practicing yesterday and it was at the every end when I was hitting some serves that I felt it on the serve. I continued to finish my practice and was feeling it on every serve I was hitting.

    I aim to keep going out and playing my game the best that I can. I've been playing well lately, and I hope it continues.

    I had an MRI in Paris yesterday (Tuesday) and it revealed that I have a problem with my right quad, similar to the problem I had during the summer but in a different spot,

    She said she didn't know what that could be. But I felt, 'OK, I really believe that,' ... I thought, 'Well, I'm just going to do everything I possibly can and be the best I can be.'


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