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When I was in grade school and...

When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wanted to be a social worker or a missionary or a teacher. Then I got involved with tennis, and everything was just me, me, me. I was totally selfish and thought about myself and nobody else, because if you let up for one minute, someone was going to come along and beat you. I really wouldn't let anyone or any slice of happiness enter.... I didn't like the characteristics that it took to become a champion.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

In tennis, at the end of the d...

In tennis, at the end of the day you're a winner or a loser. You know exactly where you stand.... I don't need that anymore. I don't need my happiness, my well-being, to be based on winning and losing.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

... after being at the top, I ...

... after being at the top, I don't think I could play senior tournaments, because you know how good you were. I don't know if I would enjoy that, being half of what I was.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Ninety percent of my game is m...

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

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Once you've been number one, y...

Once you've been number one, you can never be satisfied with less.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Training the body to obey the ...

Training the body to obey the mind as I have done differs from the more conventional method of getting the mind to obey the body.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

To be a tennis champion, you h...

To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

If you can react the same way ...

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Now that I'm losing some, I ca...

Now that I'm losing some, I can see how tough I was -- the killer instinct, the single-mindedness, playing like a machine. Boy, that's what made me a champion.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

The great high of winning Wimb...

The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have anything tangible to hold on to. But having a baby -- there isn't any comparison.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Being famous before you've for...

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

I wanted always to appear stro...

I wanted always to appear strong and in control . . . .Then the cookie began to crumble.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Losing hurts me. I was determi...

Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

When I was younger, I was a ro...

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

Chris Evert 67 quotes

You're always striving to play...

You're always striving to play that perfect match.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

I can definitely say the same ...

I can definitely say the same thing [discussing Steffi Graf's claim that she had played against at least one top player who used steroids]. Steroids can really make a difference, physically and mentally. I'd be really disappointed if I had been ranked No. 2 behind someone who took steroids.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Whatever your goal in life, be...

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

When I play, I'm boiling insid...

When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Losses are always a relief. Th...

Losses are always a relief. They take a burden off me, make me feel more normal. If I win several tournaments in a row I get so confident I'm in a cloud. If I lose I go back to the dressing room and I'm no better nor worse than anyone else. A loss gets me eager again.

Chris Evert 67 quotes

Don't let a first-set victory ...

Don't let a first-set victory lead into a second-set slump

Chris Evert 67 quotes

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