Mary Pierce Quotes

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.

The main thing is just really to play my game… and while you are playing the match, as it goes along, you kind of figure things out.

Sometimes things aren’t clear right away. That’s where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.

Now it seems like a lot more people recognize me.

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

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

It’s been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures and my ranking dropped, not as many people did.

If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that’s nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player.

If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I’ll come back and play.

I’m healthy now. I probably wouldn’t say I’m at my best fitness level and I haven’t played that much lately, but I’m healthy and that’s all that matters.

I’m healthy now. I probably wouldn’t say I’m at my best fitness level and I haven’t played that much lately, but I’m healthy and that’s all that matters.

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 see things completely differently now.

I pondered what I should do and wasn’t sure. Then it just finally became clear.

I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.

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.

I didn’t want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.

I definitely need clarity.

After I lost the first set, I was like, ‘OK, I need to get help because I can’t play this way.’