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Katrina Adams
American
Athlete
Born:
Aug 5
,
1968
Get
Me
People
Sports
You
Youth
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Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.
Katrina Adams
Few
Volley
Well
Hit
Often
Swinging
Players
Maria
It is difficult for our youth to want to be active when PE is taken out of our schools.
Katrina Adams
Youth
Active
Difficult
Our
Out
Taken
Schools
Want
We want to make tennis look like America when it comes to cultural backgrounds.
Katrina Adams
Backgrounds
Tennis
Like
Look
Make
Cultural
America
Want
A bad toss is one of the most common causes of a bad serve, and most tosses are bad because players release the ball too soon, flick their wrists, or both.
Katrina Adams
Too
Release
Bad
Toss
Both
Soon
Most
Because
Ball
Causes
Common
Flick
Serve
Players
I was throwing a spiral football at 6.
Katrina Adams
Spiral
Throwing
Football
My parents have been unbelievable. Obviously, without them, I wouldn't be where I am.
Katrina Adams
Parents
Unbelievable
Obviously
Without
Am
Been
Where
Them
I was eighth in the world in doubles, 67th in singles. Could I have achieved more? Yes, perhaps, but I did it my way.
Katrina Adams
World
Way
More
Could
Perhaps
Singles
Yes
Did
Achieved
Eighth
Doubles
My role at the USTA allows me to fulfill my ambition to open up opportunities for people to play tennis that may not otherwise have a chance or an outlet to play.
Katrina Adams
Me
People
Opportunities
Ambition
Otherwise
Outlet
Open
Tennis
Up
Role
May
Fulfill
Play
Chance
There were so many people who were instrumental in helping me get better. They say it takes a village, and the tennis community has been my village. That's why I've always felt that I have a responsibility to give back.
Katrina Adams
Me
People
Better
Responsibility
Community
Back
Say
Has-Been
Give
Tennis
Takes
Instrumental
Felt
Always
Were
Been
Get
So Many People
Who
Helping
Many
Village
They Say
Why
My parents raised me that way: to appreciate what I have and pass it along to others.
Katrina Adams
Me
Parents
Others
Way
Along
Pass
Raised
Appreciate
My goal is to play better than my seed. If I'm seeded sixth, I want to try to go to the semifinals. If I'm seeded third, I'm going to shoot for the finals.
Katrina Adams
Better
Try
Finals
Seed
Go
Goal
Than
Shoot
Going
Sixth
Want
Play
Third
With Venus and Serena and their ascension - and you had a lot of kids that saw them and wanted to be like them - it's like any sport, any major athlete, like Michael Jordan in basketball: everybody wanted to be like Mike.
Katrina Adams
You
Everybody
Saw
Kids
Athlete
Had
Jordan
Major
Like
Sport
Venus
Lot
Michael
Michael Jordan
Any
Wanted
Them
Mike
Basketball
In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me who I am, and it increased my determination to be the best I could be.
Katrina Adams
Best
Me
You
Determination
Discipline
College
Become
Increased
Independent
Could
Studies
Make
Am
Truly
Your
Who
Helped
Everything that I do is with a purpose and intent of wanting to make a difference.
Katrina Adams
Everything
Purpose
Make
Make A Difference
Intent
Difference
Wanting
A new sport is being created every day in the U.S.
Katrina Adams
Day
Every Day
Every
New
Sport
Being
Created
I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.
Katrina Adams
Black
Else
Everyone
Everyone Else
Exactly
Exactly What
Doing
Happened
Who
Player
Someone had to lend me a hand or two to pull me forward. I feel it's my duty to make sure I do the same.
Katrina Adams
Me
Duty
Someone
Had
Feel
Make
Sure
Hand
Same
Lend
Forward
Two
Pull
I don't take no for an answer.
Katrina Adams
Take
Answer
When we introduced 10-and-under tennis - when we shortened the courts and had smaller rackets and low-compression balls for trying to introduce the sport to youth - a lot of people said we weren't going to succeed.
Katrina Adams
Youth
People
Introduce
Introduced
Tennis
Had
Smaller
Sport
Said
Courts
Were
Balls
Lot
Trying
Going
Shortened
Succeed
We make sure that we continue to educate our youth on who Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe were.
Katrina Adams
Youth
Our
Gibson
Make
Sure
Educate
Were
Continue
Arthur
Who
What we instill in our kids is that if you work hard, good things will happen.
Katrina Adams
Work
Good
You
Good Things
Work Hard
Will
Our
Kids
Instill
Happen
Hard
Things
Serena Williams is the ultimate champion. She knows what it takes to get to the top.
Katrina Adams
Champion
Top
Williams
Takes
She
Knows
Ultimate
Get
Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all time.
Katrina Adams
Time
Williams
Athlete
All-Time
Tennis
Tennis Player
Female
Greatest
Player
It can be difficult playing friends. But you also have to know that it's a match, and this is what you do. And you do your best.
Katrina Adams
Best
You
Difficult
Do Your Best
Know
Also
Match
Friends
Your
Playing
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