Katrina Adams

I'm a visual learner, so with hand-eye coordination, I was a natural.

— Katrina Adams

Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all…

— Katrina Adams

We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.

— Katrina Adams

There were so many people who were instrumental in helping me get better. They say it takes a village, and the tennis…

— Katrina Adams

My parents were teachers.

— Katrina Adams

I grew up in the USTA's junior circuit.

— Katrina Adams

As athletes, the biggest asset that we bring to the workplace is our work ethic, our confidence, our never-say-die attitude. We're about…

— Katrina Adams

I grew up in youth programs in Chicago, so they are definitely close to my heart. It is all about helping kids…

— Katrina Adams

I think tennis is very different than most of the other sports when you have the opportunity to go pro. For me,…

— Katrina Adams

My parents raised me that way: to appreciate what I have and pass it along to others.

— Katrina Adams

Changing the dialogue and behaviors around race and equality in sports starts with removing barriers and creating opportunities.

— Katrina Adams

Serena Williams is the ultimate champion. She knows what it takes to get to the top.

— Katrina Adams

I was throwing a spiral football at 6.

— Katrina Adams

As a kid, I used to love going to the arcade. I used to tell my parents I was working on my…

— Katrina Adams

It can be difficult playing friends. But you also have to know that it's a match, and this is what you do.…

— Katrina Adams

It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.

— Katrina Adams

My role at the USTA allows me to fulfill my ambition to open up opportunities for people to play tennis that may…

— Katrina Adams

We are a traditional sport in an innovative society, and so trying to make change is always a task.

— Katrina Adams

I try to walk when I'm playing golf so I get some exercise in.

— Katrina Adams

I was fortunate to have people like Althea Gibson come and speak to me, also Leslie Allen and Arthur Ashe. So I…

— Katrina Adams

I was the ultimate tomboy because my oldest brother used to always beat up on me and wrestle and make sure I…

— Katrina Adams

If you get into the main draw of a Grand Slam, then you've made your mark and proved that's where you belong.

— Katrina Adams

I don't take no for an answer.

— Katrina Adams

I went to Northwestern. I bleed purple and white.

— Katrina Adams

We make sure that we continue to educate our youth on who Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe were.

— Katrina Adams