A biography for Madison Keyshasn’t been written yet.
“Sometimes you have to give yourself a break.”
“My first U.S. Open main draw, it was a big stadium and I wasn't really used to it.”
“It can be tough and lonely on the road, but at the end of the day we get to play professional tennis for a living, and I wouldn't change it for the world.”
“I was getting, at like 18, 'Why haven't you won a Grand Slam yet?'”
“I really wanted a tennis dress. My parents told me that if I played, they would buy me one. I was like, 'Hey, I'll try it.'”
“I've been on my own and traveling for years now.”
“We do get to do what we love. I think that's really special, and I think sometimes we get really caught up in the winning and the losing and rankings. And at the end of the day, we get to play a sport that we love for our jobs.”
“My mom has always been that person who keeps me grounded, and my two younger sisters are always cheering me on.”
“I've had people ask me whether I'm concerned about wearing makeup into a match, for example. One year, an on-court commentator asked one of the girls to twirl after the match. Surely, he's not going to go up to a man to ask, 'Can you do a spin for us?'”
“If you're not in my immediate circle, you're not someone whose opinion I value.”
“Everyone else wants to hear 'I wanna be Top 5,' or 'I want to be winning a Grand Slam.' Those are all goals of mine, but I'm not going to put a time limit on them.”
“I think one big thing for me that I need to work on is being able to separate my feelings and emotions from my matches.”
“People aren't winning Slams at 21 anymore. It's later.”
“For me, losing is definitely not easy, but I think you just have to keep everything in perspective. Just remember that there's another tournament around the corner.”
“You can get eight thousand great, amazing messages, and someone will send you one thing that you're maybe self-conscious about, and that's the only thing in your head for the rest of the day.”
“On those days when you don't want to get up, I think, I'm going to get through my entire practice without saying how tired I am or I try not to complain just because I was in a bad mood when I woke up. Even if it's not perfect and I slip up, I can catch myself and make myself of aware of where my mental space is at and move on.”
“For me it's just never being satisfied with what I've done and always just wanting more and more.”
“Since I came on the tour so young and I won my first match, I've had a lot of comments like 'You'll be a top player one day.' I got to the point where, as nice as it was to hear that, I almost stopped listening to it. I was almost putting added pressure on myself.”
“Setting a goal, accomplishing it, and feeling good about yourself can help build confidence and perseverance.”
“It's not the end of the world if I lose. I try to keep it all in perspective.”