Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierceis a French-American retired tennis professional who played on the Women's Tennis Associationtour. Born in Canada, she is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States and played for France in team competitions and the Olympics...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth15 January 1975
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
feeling front happened healthy life
I am just feeling so great. I am healthy and able to play out here in front of my fans. Everything that's happened in my life - I'm just so grateful.
grand situation weirdest
weirdest situation that I've ever experienced in a Grand Slam.
beaten played twice year
We've played twice this year and I haven't beaten her, but I'll just give it my best.
We'll see what happens. I'll just give it my best.
huge
Its super to play with Martina, and she has huge amounts of talent. We have a lot of fun.
became
I pondered what I should do and wasn't sure. Then it just finally became clear.
amongst best compete goes good high level
If all goes well and my body reacts well, and I feel I have a good high level to compete amongst the best then I'll come back and play.
asks interact kid says top
If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player.
people
It's been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures and my ranking dropped, not as many people did.
accomplish again great inside time voice
When I was out with my injury, I didn't know if I was going to be able to play again or not, ... There was just kind of this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now's not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.'
different sometimes easy
I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going.
patience needs patient
Sometimes things aren't clear right away. That's where you need to be patient and persevere and see where things lead.
needs clarity
I definitely need clarity.
play games kind
The main thing is just really to play my game... and while you are playing the match, as it goes along, you kind of figure things out.