Being close to Serena and close to Roger is really a plus for me and an advantage I have to take care… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
Serena. Venus. Serena. Venus. Serena, Venus, Serena, Venus. That's all I watched growing up. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
Tennis spoke to me. I liked being alone on the court. I liked the idea of all the mistakes being on me. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
Tennis in the U.S. isn't, like, that big of a sport, and now I have people, like, stopping me on the street… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I was a player who just liked to hit everything. That's where I learned to become versatile. That's where I realized I… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
As a kid, I'm going to be honest with you, I didn't even know there was separate rankings for singles and doubles. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
It means so much to me when someone tells me that they picked up a tennis racket because of me or that… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I dreamed of always playing Wimbledon and the other grand slams but I never dreamed of people actually recognizing me. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I have learned to not look so much at the results and tune out the outside pressures. It has taken a lot… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
There's so many people going through so many, like, uncomfortable situations. For me to be - I mean, obviously being nervous is… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
Serena Williams has always been my idol... and Venus. They are the reason why I wanted to pick up a tennis racket. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I guess you get to work on volleys, you get to work on your returns a lot in doubles. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
The U.S. Open was the first tournament I watched in person when I was 8 years old. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of times we're put in a box that people always say: 'Oh, sports and politics should stay… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
That happened a lot. I'm a little girl hitting with people who were older, and they were surprised by how balls came… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I would say when I got on tour and started doing well in doubles and my ranking started going up, I realized that No.… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
The most unexpected message I received - well, it wasn't really a message. Ms. Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyonce's mom, posted about me on Instagram. I… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I think us people that live in Florida, we're kind of used to the hurricanes coming. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I mean, I'm never going to be perfect, because you're always going to lose matches. It's impossible to win all of them. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
Tennis spoke to me. I liked being alone on the court. I liked the idea of all the mistakes being on me. — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
It means so much to me when someone tells me that they picked up a tennis racket because of me or that they tried… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
I was a player who just liked to hit everything. That's where I learned to become versatile. That's where I realized I could be… — Coco Gauff Copy Share Image
