Mary Pierce Quotes (78 Quotes)

I had hard time adjusting to this surface. I was not confident enough at the beginning of the match but after I got up 4-1 in the second set, I felt more comfortable... I tried to make her run a lot to make her tired and that tactic seemed to work.

I love this court, ... I have so many happy memories my victory, my two finals, the support from the fans.

I haven't accomplished everything that I want to yet in my career, that's why I'm still playing. I just know that I still have something left inside of me to accomplish, and I don't know exactly what that is. Hopefully, I'll know one day soon.

The hard work is definitely paying off, that's for sure, ... I have said before that last year I wasn't sure if I would play again and after much thought, decided I had more to do in tennis and really this year has just been amazing...This tournament was not on my original schedule for this year, but I saw last month that I might qualify for the WTA Tour Championships, so decided to stay in Europe and play the big events to try to get my points up.

Her serves weren't as fast, ... It can be difficult playing against somebody who is hurt.

I made mistakes on those match points but it's like that at times.

Exerting pressure from the opening game, Pierce drove the ball deep with her forehand. She is supremely confident in her game and her life, and thinks she has tennis in perspective. It's all great and this is what I love to do, and I feel like God has blessed me with this gift, ... At the same time, there are lots of things going on in this world. The last hurricane down south, there's people struggling with their lives . . . I'm very excited and happy to be in the semifinals. It's part of my life, but it's not everything.

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough.

It's really kind of neat because it's just really what I had hoped for and believed - but probably more hoped for - that my best years were still ahead of me when I had my injuries,

Staying in shape is important to me because when I feel fit and light on my feet, I feel I can get to all the balls and hit my shots the way I want.

There was just kind of like this little voice inside of me that just said, 'You know, you're not done,'

There is no pressure on me in this match, ... And it can't get too much worse than when I played her in Paris.

I didn't want to walk out there with a tape around my leg. I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me, ... After I lost, I said, 'OK, I need to get help, I'm not able to play this way.'

She played solid. She came up with some really good shots at times. 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.

I felt confident in the second set when I went ahead. I thought I was going to win the second set, then felt pretty confident if I did that I would win the match in the third. A bit surprised ... that didn't happen.

It's always nice to win against someone you haven't beaten before. I know Justine has been struggling lately, ... She's such a great opponent, such a great lady. I just gave everything I had tonight, fought and didn't give up.

I was really happy, especially with my first set, ... I took Anna-Lena extremely seriously because I had never played her in singles before. I came out from the beginning, the first point of the match, ready to play. It was nice to see how well I was playing.

I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going.

I think I'm definitely all-around a better athlete and a competitor, with experience and maturity, ... Mentally I'm stronger.

I thought it was going to be the ending point if I won it. I guess I'll keep playing.

I have a lot of great memories playing in Moscow. I won here in both singles and doubles on my debut seven years ago,

What can I say ... I am 30 and I have been on the tour for 17 years and there are still firsts for me. That's pretty amazing.

What went wrong What didn't April or May was my last bad match so it happens. I'm only human.

I give all the credit to Kim because today she was obviously the better player - that is why she won,

I'm just really disappointed because I feel like I've been playing really well. Unfortunately, I'm not able to serve, and definitely if this is something that gets worse (by playing), I could be out for a while.

Everybody gets injured, ... There are time-outs for certain reasons. Some players go to the bathroom. Some change their clothes. Elena went and changed her clothes after I won the second set, so it's part of the game.

It's difficult with the time difference and the change of surface but it's the same for Elena.

I'm 30 years-old and I've been on the tour for 17 years. I would never do anything toward another player in that kind of way.