"My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year." — Tracy Austin
“My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four.” — Tracy Austin
“Robert became the most important force in my life for my young tennis career. He was part father, part brother, part tyrant. The perfect coach.” — Tracy Austin
“The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.” — Tracy Austin
“I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.” — Tracy Austin
“Pam has always been my glamorous big sister - 13 years older than I. She played on the women's circuit for nine years and came home to tell me stories of France, Japan.” — Tracy Austin
“I knew I needed to take balls out of the air if I could put them away. I wanted to end the points a little sooner and be more aggressive.” — Tracy Austin
“By the time I was 9, I was frequently asked to play exhibitions at grand openings, fund-raisers for charities, and other special events.” — Tracy Austin
“We've gotta give Richard Williams a lot of credit - to give us two number one champions is a phenomenal feat.” — Tracy Austin
“Winning that first game was so important; my mother always said that the first game of the second set was the chance to keep it going if you were ahead or change things if you were behind.” — Tracy Austin
“When I was 11, I won my first nationals at Savannah, defeating Kelly Henry in the finals.” — Tracy Austin