Patrick Rafter
Patrick Rafter
Patrick Michael "Pat" Rafteris a former Australian Tennis player and World No. 1. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of play. He became the first man in the Open Era to win Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati and the US Open in the same year; this achievement has been dubbed the American Summer Slam...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth28 December 1972
CountryAustralia
I think Andre Agassi is one of the greatest role models that we have in tennis. It's important with my young family to understand charity work and to get them involved as much as I can; I hope to be a role model for them.
This is one of the highs. I don't think there is any more, this is it for me. I'm really surprised to receive this so young. I expected it to come later on, when I was older.
Im sick of making bloody history.
I'm not a creature of the night, mate.
I'm the sort of person who keeps a lot to myself.
I don't know if Wimbledon's seen anything like it. I don't know if they will again. But it was just - it was electric. The Aussie crowd, I'm really proud of them, the way they conducted themselves. You know they're great losers, as well.
I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.
I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
You've got to be realistic.