If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
Training the body to obey the mind as I have done differs from the more conventional method of getting the mind to… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
After being at the top, I don't think I could play senior tournaments, because you know how good you were. I don't… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
In tennis, at the end of the day you're a winner or a loser. You know exactly where you stand... I don't… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up,… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. I won't even call a friend… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
Of all my achievements in tennis, I'm probably as proud of my record on clay courts as any of my Wimbledon, U.S.… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
Even though there are a lot of bright tennis players out there, you still have to protect yourself and save all your… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. — Chris Evert Copy Share
When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wanted… — Chris Evert Copy Share
When you're a famous, successful person at 16 years old, the rules change for you. Everybody is doing things for you to make life… — Chris Evert Copy Share
Even though there are a lot of bright tennis players out there, you still have to protect yourself and save all your mental and… — Chris Evert Copy Share
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like… — Chris Evert Copy Share
Losses are always a relief. They take a burden off me, make me feel more normal. If I win several tournaments in a row… — Chris Evert Copy Share
I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible. — Chris Evert Copy Share
Single-mindedness. I hate to say it because I don't think it's the best thing for developing a person, but the single-mindedness - just concentrating… — Chris Evert Copy Share
Of all my achievements in tennis, I'm probably as proud of my record on clay courts as any of my Wimbledon, U.S. Open or… — Chris Evert Copy Share
