Steffi Graf Quotations

I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Grass is a surface I have always loved, Wimbledon is a tournament I have always loved.

I had a lot of different thoughts and ideas and always to transform, but I'm trying certain things that I feel my heart is really going for and that was one of the things that I initiated a few months ago.

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.

It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.

I suppose it's amazing how quick life goes by when you have children.

My big dream was to work as a photographer for 'National Geographic.'

I never hanker after the past - I prefer to devote myself to new tasks.

I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.

You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy life.

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.

Age, what is it? It's not a figure that has ever meant anything to me.

I am a person who sticks to her word.

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.

When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.

It's so difficult to find time besides the tennis.

The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time.

I still take it seriously, but once I go out there I think I've got more relaxed and I think it shows.

I knew that maybe I couldn't be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.

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 good and who's bad. I've even considered writing a guidebook.

It is difficult for me always to let go, and I am still eager, but I'm taking things maybe a little lighter at times.

Yeah, because I did have a few weeks off with my wrist surgery, and I didn't expect to be back so quickly and then so well.

I've been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament you've got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.

It was amazing to see him get this far. It was amazing to watch him show the courage he showed.

It was amazing to see him get this far,

No, I've never been one for the records.

I know where I'm coming from and what I've achieved, so I think I'm very stable in that so it doesn't bother me.

I appreciate very much being injury-free.

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.

Ive been taught very early on that if you want to win a tournament youve got to beat anybody, and hopefully I play well and enjoy it.

It shifted attention away from that and Ive never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway.

It doesn't hurt to lose my crown, it hurts to lose.

Sometimes I wish I could have been a bit more relaxed, but then I wouldn't have been the same player.

I don't ever look back. I look forward.

There is no relief at it being over. There is the joy of winning it.

You can't measure success if you have never failed.

I never look back, I look forward.

If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with so much discipline, so much concentration and someone who likes to put a lot of passion into every point. Words fail to come out of me to describe his game appropriately. I've rarely seen anyone who approaches a ball with so much attention. With such passion and joy that it makes great fun to watch him. With him, you can associate everything that makes tennis so beautiful.

As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.

You can't measure success if you have never failed. My father has taught me that if you really do want to reach your goals, you can't spend any time worrying about whether you're going to win or lose. Focus only on getting better.