Naomi Osaka Quotes

Naomi Osaka

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 16, 1997

I don't think you can win a Grand Slam and not be confident in yourself.

Naomi Osaka

I don't necessarily feel like I'm American. I wouldn't know what that feels like.

Naomi Osaka

I feel like I'm a child of the Internet, and the Internet has raised me, and its jokes might not be appropriate at certain times. So, I keep them locked inside.

Naomi Osaka

I don't think there is ever going to be another Serena Williams.

Naomi Osaka

I guess I tell jokes a lot, but I'm not really that sure because sometimes they don't laugh, and they just stare at me like I said something insulting.

Naomi Osaka

I'm always smiling.

Naomi Osaka

I think, for me, I just really want to have fun with every match that I play because tennis is a game.

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I'm not really the type that spends money on myself.

Naomi Osaka

It's not necessarily the best situation for me to try to hug someone unless I really know them. And I don't really know anybody, so.

Naomi Osaka

For me, grand slams are something you dream about playing as a kid.

Naomi Osaka

I can't really act entitled.

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If - when someone asks me a question, if I could just focus on not joking, I think that would be great, because for some reason, I can't.

Naomi Osaka

With some of the journalists, I've known them for years now, and I kind of consider them like my friends, so I always tend to joke around, and some people don't get it.

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I don't know if I'm 'normal.'

Naomi Osaka

For me, it's, like, no secret that Serena is my favorite.

Naomi Osaka

Oh, my God, I literally only have, like, one friend that I'm actually completely, like, myself with.

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For me, every practice and match I've played, it feels like the year is short and long at the same time. I'm aware of all the work I put in.

Naomi Osaka

Actually, I live in FL now. But, I mean, of course I'm very honored to be playing for Japan. But my dad's side is Haitian, so represent.

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Everyone around me has more confidence in me than I do in myself.

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It takes me a while to absorb things.

Naomi Osaka