Frances Tiafoe Quotes

Frances Tiafoe

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 20, 1998

The thing is, everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be successful. Everybody wants to be that dude, but not everybody wants to do the work for it. And I think that's probably one of the reasons why there's so many juniors and only a couple that make it. Because I really wanted it. I wanted it real bad.

Frances Tiafoe

I want young kids to play tennis because of me.

Frances Tiafoe

I want to really change people's lives with what I do for a living.

Frances Tiafoe

People in tennis, they've been in a certain bubble for so long they don't even know who they are, because obviously it's just been tennis, tennis, tennis. And let it be just tennis, tennis, tennis. Be locked into that. But when tennis is done, then what? It's kinda like: Let's enjoy being great at the sport.

Frances Tiafoe

My mom, she wanted me to go to college and then after that you could do what you want.

Frances Tiafoe

There was always a purpose in what I did on the court because at the end of the day, my parents, they sacrificed for me and my brother. I had to do it for them.

Frances Tiafoe

I'm a pretty good problem solver.

Frances Tiafoe

I want to win titles like Delray and even bigger.

Frances Tiafoe

Love the people that want to support you, love the people who are there for you, because you definitely earned that right.

Frances Tiafoe

My parents were hardworking and still are. Everything I do is for them and the family.

Frances Tiafoe

I don't think our priority should be on immigrants. Obviously, they come to the States for a better life, so the last thing they want to do is rob a bank or do something bad.

Frances Tiafoe

You can't forget your roots.

Frances Tiafoe

I try to treat everyone with love and respect. If you do that, you get the same back, if not more.

Frances Tiafoe

I had a lot of Pokemon Pikachu t-shirts on court and hand-me-downs from other kids.

Frances Tiafoe

My academy did a great job of getting my story out there for people to hear about me, get interested and wanted to fund me.

Frances Tiafoe

I just want to be great.

Frances Tiafoe

I've played so many matches in my career so far where I played unbelievable, came up just short.

Frances Tiafoe

It's Roger Federer - this guy has about a million Grand Slams and done everything.

Frances Tiafoe

I have fun when it's the right time to have fun, but when I lock in for practice and matches, I'm not worried about fun.

Frances Tiafoe