"I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there"
About this Quote
The repetition (“level… level… level”) functions like a self-correcting loop, as if she’s negotiating with expectations in real time. It’s modest on the surface (“just try to play well”), yet quietly radical for a sport that treats confidence as a performance. “Get up there” keeps the dream intact, but it also avoids naming a specific target - No. 1, a Slam, redemption - because naming it invites the circus back in.
In context, Capriati’s career is a cautionary tale about speed-running fame: early dominance, public breakdown, then a painstaking return. This quote lands as an attempt to replace spectacle with process, to downgrade the narrative from destiny to craft. The intent isn’t to sound unsure; it’s to refuse the script.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Capriati, Jennifer. (n.d.). I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-want-to-get-to-the-level-where-i-can-say-112791/
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Capriati, Jennifer. "I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there." FixQuotes. Accessed February 3, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-want-to-get-to-the-level-where-i-can-say-112791/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I just want to get to the level where I can say that that's my level, just try to play well, get up there." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-just-want-to-get-to-the-level-where-i-can-say-112791/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.







