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
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.'
accomplish great inside time voice
There was just this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now is not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.'Â
believed felt
I really believed it. I felt it very strongly.
farther happen knows last means time
You never know, this could be my last one, ... Not because I want it to be, but who knows what can happen in life? So each time that I get farther and do better, yeah, it means a lot more to me now than before.
aim best game hope playing
I aim to keep going out and playing my game the best that I can. I've been playing well lately, and I hope it continues.
inside voice
There was just kind of like this little voice inside of me that just said, 'You know, you're not done,'
april bad last match nine
It was just one of those days. Probably April or May was my last bad match. If I only have a bad match every nine months, it's OK.
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.
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.
opponents littles information
I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent.
fitness healthy levels
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 healthy and that's all that matters.