46 Quotes by Katrina Adams

I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black.

I think tennis is very different than most of the other sports when you have the opportunity to go pro. For me, it was pretty simple. Tennis was always an individual sport, and your direct results determined where you could go and what you could do.

I was fortunate to have people like Althea Gibson come and speak to me, also Leslie Allen and Arthur Ashe. So I feel obligated, part of my duty, to continue to pass on the knowledge I've learned to youngsters and adults alike.

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.

I went to Northwestern. I bleed purple and white.

Billie Jean King always was there for me as a role model. She always fought for equality, and that always stood out as I was coming up.

Changing the dialogue and behaviors around race and equality in sports starts with removing barriers and creating opportunities.

As a kid, I used to love going to the arcade. I used to tell my parents I was working on my hand-eye coordination. It was probably just a way to get more quarters from them.

I don't take no for an answer.