Chris Evert Quotes

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. - Chris Evert

When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis. - Chris Evert

The fact that two of the grandest stages for women's sport, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, still do not treat women equal to the men is a black mark on the sport. - Chris Evert

She's great for the game. She has that combination of glamour and hard work ethic, ... I think her motives are pure as far as, it means more to her to win tennis tournaments than to be on the cover of a magazine. - Chris Evert

Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. - Chris Evert

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best. - Chris Evert

In America we're looking for future stars and we're coming up short a bit, ... There is so much now to choose from. In the '70s (when Evert was the No. 1 player) we didn't have women's basketball and soccer. A lot of our great athletes are going into other sports. But worldwide tennis has made a big jump. - Chris Evert

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel. - Chris Evert

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart. - Chris Evert

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