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Portrait of Mary Pierce

Mary Pierce

(1975) Tennis Player

22 quotes in 129 categories

Mary Pierce is a tennis player, best known for When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister?.

Quick Facts About Mary Pierce

Born: January 15, 1975
Profession: Tennis Player
Notable works: When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister?

About Mary Pierce

Mary Caroline Pierce is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in singles and in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Pierce won 18 singles titles on the WTA Tour, including two majors at the 1995 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open, and five Tier I singles events. Pierce was a finalist at a further four singles majors, and twice at the Tour Finals.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mary Pierce

I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can…

Bother

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I'm healthy now. I probably wouldn't say I'm at my best fitness level and I haven't played that much lately, but I'm…

Fitness

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Now it seems like a lot more people recognize me.

People

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Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it…

Court

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I haven't accomplished everything that I want to yet in my career, that's why I'm still playing. I just know that I…

Accomplish

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Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun.

Amount

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If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was…

Appreciate

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I see things completely differently now.

Differently

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I didn't want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.

Anything

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Staying in shape is important to me because when I feel fit and light on my feet, I feel I can get…

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There was just kind of like this little voice inside of me that just said, 'You know, you're not done,'

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My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too

Changed

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I pondered what I should do and wasn't sure. Then it just finally became clear.

Became

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I didnt want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me.

Inspirational

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Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.

Be patient

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It's been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures…

Been

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The main thing is just really to play my game... and while you are playing the match, as it goes along, you…

Figures

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After I lost the first set, I was like, 'OK, I need to get help because I can't play this way.'

After

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I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.

Court

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You never know, this could be my last one...Not because I want it to be, but who knows what can happen in…

Life

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I definitely need clarity.

Clarity

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If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the…

Amongst

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