Madison Keys Quotes

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.

When you're facing a different guy every at-bat, he's coming at you with his best stuff. There's no warm-up; there's no 'see a pitch.' You've got to be locked in from the very first pitch... The biggest thing is do your homework before the game starts.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I'm able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it.

I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area.

I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve.

If you're well-prepared, you know what you're doing, and you have an idea what the opponents can do - what their strengths and weaknesses are - once you get into the game, those adjustments will be - I won't say easy, but relatively easier and more manageable.

Wrestling is like improv. You have to feel and sense what the other person is going to do next and respond faster than they do.

I see myself used in terms of reading mismatches. If it's small, go inside. If it's big, come outside. And if it's in between, then work him, make him think you're going outside, go back inside. Just play chess.

In this league you might have a quarterback within your division that you're worried about running all over the place, the next week it's a running back, so to be able to have multiple answers for every situation is probably a benefit for everybody.

If you're in the ring with somebody that doesn't throw good punches, guess what. Don't have him throw any punches. You work to their strengths. It's really not that difficult. You don't try to get them to do things that are out of their realm or whatever. It's not hard. It's not rocket science.

Each outing is its own game. You roll on your game plan. It is a different chess match each time you go out there. I just try to be prepared.

Anybody can be beaten by one pass once. Are you getting beat by that same pass multiple times in the same game? That answer is no.

All I ever try and do in any game is play to how I see the situation.

I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

I don't think I will play every game, depending on the tactical situation, depending on the opponent, but I will do everything to try and help the team.

You mostly defend with your head, always reacting to the movement of opponents and teammates. I had to become more aware of that, play with much more consideration, the way you drive a car: you always need to look left, right, and the rear mirror to see what's going on around you.

I'm trying not to focus on the height of my opponent, just to play my tennis and to open the angles because it's the most important.

To be a great NFL player, you have to know what your opponent is doing, not just opposite your position but what they're doing all over the field. All the contingencies.

In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly become a poor player.

The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do.

Fighting for me is a chess game. I'm not angry with my opponent. I just want to go in there and win.

I know how the game is played, and I'm always working on it.

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter until the second half. To play defense and not foul is an art that must be mastered if you are going to be successful.