Frances Tiafoe

It's all about competing.

— Frances Tiafoe

I just want to be great.

— Frances Tiafoe

It's hard to win Grand Slams.

— Frances Tiafoe

I maximize every day.

— Frances Tiafoe

You can't forget your roots.

— Frances Tiafoe

I'm a pretty good problem solver.

— Frances Tiafoe

Tennis is my life.

— Frances Tiafoe

Clay... is my favorite surface.

— Frances Tiafoe

I want young kids to play tennis because of me.

— Frances Tiafoe

I'm not perfect. But I hold myself to a high standard every day.

— Frances Tiafoe

Since I was like eight, I always wanted to be playing pro tennis.

— Frances Tiafoe

I'm really trying to understand my game.

— Frances Tiafoe

For a while I feel like I can play against anyone in the world.

— Frances Tiafoe

I don't want to be playing on Court 17 for the rest of my life.

— Frances Tiafoe

It was not until I got sponsored at 12 that I finally owned a racket.

— Frances Tiafoe

I want to win titles like Delray and even bigger.

— Frances Tiafoe

As far as myself, I want to see myself hold a Grand Slam, be at the top of the game.

— Frances Tiafoe

People outside of tennis, all the famous actors and everyone, knows Wimbledon.

— Frances Tiafoe

How many years have I been watching the U.S. Open? Since I was a little kid.

— Frances Tiafoe

There are a bunch of young players coming up and doing incredible stuff.

— Frances Tiafoe

Obviously, Jay Z definitely got my attention. I thought it was pretty cool that he wanted me on the team.

— Frances Tiafoe

Being the number one seed, you're thinking you don't want to lose in the second round.

— Frances Tiafoe

I know it's a cliche to say, 'There isn't anything you can't do if you believe,' but that's something I subscribe to,…

— Frances Tiafoe

Playing in a main draw Grand Slam is something you dream about as a kid.

— Frances Tiafoe

Without my dad doing what he did, and without me putting in the hours, there wouldn't be any travelling the world or…

— Frances Tiafoe

You start to take those opportunities when you do get a wildcard, but also you're allowed to say no - just because…

— Frances Tiafoe

It's good to bring a different feel to tennis, and that's what I feel like I bring. I bring a different feel,…

— Frances Tiafoe

When I told people that I wanted to grow up to be a tennis player, they laughed at me. My dad has…

— Frances Tiafoe

It really shaped me as a person going to DeMatha. Anyone that plays athletics or does music or does whatever, it teaches…

— Frances Tiafoe

I think winning at Wimbledon's huge. This is the biggest tournament in tennis for so many different reasons. You can see the…

— Frances Tiafoe

Some days, obviously, I am like 'Today is not the day,' but you got to push through, especially when my aspirations are…

— Frances Tiafoe

He's an absolute icon. Everything he brings, how he carries himself. Never having trouble with the media, never done anything wrong. He's…

— Frances Tiafoe

The thing is, everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be successful. Everybody wants to be that dude, but not everybody…

— Frances Tiafoe

People in tennis, they've been in a certain bubble for so long they don't even know who they are, because obviously it's…

— Frances Tiafoe

I need to get a lot better.

— Frances Tiafoe

I obviously wasn't a normal tennis story.

— Frances Tiafoe

If you stop working hard, that's when things get to your head.

— Frances Tiafoe

USTA helps me out a lot, the Tennis Center. I can't thank them enough.

— Frances Tiafoe

I think Kevin Durant being that humble is huge.

— Frances Tiafoe

I want to really change people's lives with what I do for a living.

— Frances Tiafoe