--- title: "1 Tennis Big Quotes By Steffi Graf" description: "1 Tennis Big quotes by Steffi Graf. Plus more from Steffi Graf and more Tennis Big sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png" --- > [Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-to-me-and-to-be-able-to-play/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png) ## More by Steffi Graf > [If you go to a big city anywhere in the world and you need a doctor, just ask me. I can tell you who's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/if-you-go-to-a-big-city-anywhere-in-the-world-and-you-need-a-doctor/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I am a person who sticks to her word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-am-a-person-who-sticks-to-her-word/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-still-take-it-seriously-but-once-i-go-out-there-i-think-i-ve-got/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-ve-thrown-away-lots-of-my-old-diaries-you-never-know-who-might-get/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I don't wake up every day and think about which tournaments I won and which titles I hold. It's something I don't care about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-don-t-wake-up-every-day-and-think-about-which-tournaments-i-won-and/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-think-it-takes-people-to-get-to-know-you-and-the-recognition-comes/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/it-shifted-attention-away-from-that-and-ive-never-been-someone-who/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/the-tennis-wasn-t-really-very-much-on-my-mind-so-it-wasn-t-like-i-was/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I appreciate very much being injury-free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-appreciate-very-much-being-injury-free/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-have-always-been-guided-by-striving-to-show-the-best-that-i-could/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/you-can-have-a-certain-arrogance-and-i-think-that-s-fine-but-what-you/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/ive-been-taught-very-early-on-that-if-you-want-to-win-a-tournament/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [Age, what is it? It's not a figure that has ever meant anything to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/age-what-is-it-it-s-not-a-figure-that-has-ever-meant-anything-to-me/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I don't ever look back. I look forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-don-t-ever-look-back-i-look-forward/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) > [I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/i-don-t-like-the-word-businesswoman-perhaps-committed-mother-would-be/) [Steffi Graf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steffi-graf/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis-big/steffi-graf/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tennis Big Quotes By Steffi Graf", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steffi Graf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steffi-graf/tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-to-me-and-to-be-able-to-play/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis…” — Steffi Graf", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis-big/steffi-graf/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis-big/steffi-graf/", "name": "Tennis Big Quotes by Steffi Graf", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis-big/steffi-graf/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/steffi-graf-18587_able_tennis-has-always-been-a-big-challenge-t_2670777.png" }, "description": "1 Tennis Big quotes by Steffi Graf. 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