Steffi Quotes

It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway. ~ Steffi Graf

Steffi wasn't tired anymore. In fact, she felt invigorated. She was going to make it. She needed more of those kisses. ~ Kim Baldwin

It's so difficult to find time besides the tennis. ~ Steffi Graf

Life, Steffi has learned, carries on around the pain, making room for it, absorbing it until it becomes part of the daily fabric, wrapping itself around you and lodging itself in your heart. ~ Jane Green

A ball feels different off every player's racket-there are minute but concrete subtleties of force and spin. Now, hitting with her (Steffi Graf), I feel her subtleties. It's like touching her, though we're forty feet apart. Every forehand is foreplay. ~ Andre Agassi

Sometimes loving eyes don't see what they don't want to see. ~ Stephen King

Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved. ~ Steffi Graf

I can definitely say the same thing [discussing Steffi Graf's claim that she had played against at least one top player who used steroids]. Steroids can really make a difference, physically and mentally. I'd be really disappointed if I had been ranked No. 2 behind someone who took steroids. ~ Chris Evert

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now. ~ Steffi Graf

The cultural code of the stiff upper lip is not for her boys. She is teaching them that it is not "sissy" to show their feelings to others. When she took Prince William to watch the German tennis star Steffi Graff win the women's singles final at Wimbledon last year they left the royal box to go backstage and congratulate her on her victory. As Graff walked off court down the dimly lit corridor to the dressing room, royal mother and son thought Steffi looked so alone and vulnerable out of the spotlight. So first Diana, then William gave her a kiss and an affectionate hug.
The way the Princess introduced her boys to her dying friend, Adrian Ward-Jackson, was a practical lesson in seeing the reality of life and death. When Diana told her eldest son that Adrian had died, his instinctive response revealed his maturity. "Now he's out of pain at last and really happy." At the same time the Princess is acutely aware of the added burdens of rearing two boys who are popularly known as "the heir and the spare." Self-discipline is part of the training. Every night at six o'clock the boys sit down and write thank-you notes or letters to friends and family. It is a discipline which Diana's father instilled in her, so much so that if she returns from a dinner party at midnight she will not sleep easily unless she has penned a letter of thanks.
William and Harry, now ten and nearly eight respectively, are now aware of their destiny. On one occasion the boys were discussing their ~ Andrew Morton

What are you thinking, Steffi? What are you thinking?
Everything, all the time.
You're so quiet, Steffi. Why are you so quiet?
But in my head it's so loud.
I'm sure everyone has an inner monologue, but I doubt many are as wordy as mine. ~ Sara Barnard

If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with so much discipline, so much concentration and someone who likes to put a lot of passion into every point. Words fail to come out of me to describe his game appropriately. I've rarely seen anyone who approaches a ball with so much attention. With such passion and joy that it makes great fun to watch him. With him, you can associate everything that makes tennis so beautiful. ~ Steffi Graf

I am a person who sticks to her word. ~ Steffi Graf

There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it. ~ Steffi Graf

You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better. ~ Steffi Graf

The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time. ~ Steffi Graf

I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children. ~ Steffi Graf

As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well. ~ Steffi Graf

My big dream was to work as a photographer for 'National Geographic.' ~ Steffi Graf

When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras. ~ Serena Williams

I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description. ~ Steffi Graf

Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it. ~ Steffi Graf

I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days. ~ Steffi Graf

I had a lot of different thoughts and ideas and always to transform, but I'm trying certain things that I feel my heart is really going for and that was one of the things that I initiated a few months ago. ~ Steffi Graf