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> [The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/the-prize-money-for-first-place-was-2-800-but-i-didn-t-take-it/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

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> [I was planning to remain an amateur for a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/i-was-planning-to-remain-an-amateur-for-a-while/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/tracy-austin-25004_amateur_i-was-planning-to-remain-an-amateur-for_2895072.jpg)

## Other authors on Amateur

## More by Tracy Austin

> [I was too young to take it all in. I was too young to even realize I was young. I was just living my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/i-was-too-young-to-take-it-all-in-i-was-too-young-to-even-realize-i/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/we-ve-gotta-give-richard-williams-a-lot-of-credit-to-give-us-two/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/by-the-time-i-was-9-i-was-frequently-asked-to-play-exhibitions-at/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/to-meet-my-goals-i-couldn-t-let-up-when-i-was-playing-tennis/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/i-began-playing-in-the-pacific-coast-indoor-tennis-championships/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [From one match to the next, I kept on winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/from-one-match-to-the-next-i-kept-on-winning/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/my-sister-and-i-are-opposites-in-many-ways-she-is-six-feet-tall-while/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/my-mom-and-dad-met-at-ucla-when-he-as-a-captain-in-the-air-force-and/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [My brother Jeff is now my agent at Advantage International in Washington, D.C.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/my-brother-jeff-is-now-my-agent-at-advantage-international-in/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [I started tennis around age 2.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/i-started-tennis-around-age-2/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/when-i-was-11-i-won-my-first-nationals-at-savannah-defeating-kelly/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [Venus hasn't been to the semis for a couple of years in a Grand Slam - she's been coming back from injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/venus-hasn-t-been-to-the-semis-for-a-couple-of-years-in-a-grand-slam/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/i-didn-t-want-to-just-rally-at-the-baseline-even-though-that-happened/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/pam-has-always-been-my-glamorous-big-sister-13-years-older-than-i-she/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

> [When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals. Winning that first game was so important;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-austin/when-i-was-11-i-won-my-first-nationals-at-savannah-defeating-kelly-2/)

[Tracy Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-austin/)

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