Patrick Rafter Quotes![]() ( Photo credit: Art Seitz ©2010 ) October 6, 2010: "One thing I’m really jamming down the kids’ throats is that we’ve got to make it tougher for them, they’ve got to toughen up as well, and there are ways to do that. By giving them everything, it’s not helping to find solutions. If we give them a tough situation where they are on their own for a few months with no coach, no nothing and make them do it tough in Europe, you've got to find different solutions and ways of getting around it.." — Patrick Rafter, two-time U.S. Open champion, telling AAP that Tennis Australia was pampering up-and-coming juniors and that needs to change for Australia to become a top tennis nation again. "Listen, it's just a matter of time before I stuff up. It really is. I try to live as normally as I can. Sometimes, you act like a bit of a hooligan. I've got that in my blood a little bit. I'm pretty sensible, but at times, we have our weak points." - -Patrick Rafter on his good-guy image (2001). All Player Quotes Archived by date:Current Quotes Jan - December 2017 archives Jan - December 2016 archives Jan - December 2015 archives Jan - December 2014 archives Jan - December 2013 archives Jan - December 2012 archives Jan - December 2011 archives Jan - December 2010 archives Jan - December 2009 archives Jan - December 2008 archives July - December 2007 archives January - June 2007 archives June - December 2006 archives January - June 2006 archives October - December 2005 archives June - September 2005 archives March - May 2005 archives Nov 04- February 2005 archives August - October 2004 archives |
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