Athlete Quote by Chris Evert Download Open image “Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.” — Chris Evert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Competition Inspirational Meaningful Mental toughness Skills Sports mental toughness Strength Toughness Toughness in sports
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Toughness is a skill. I don't think we're all born tough. You learn about toughness through your experience. — Jay Bilas Copy Share Image
Toughness has nothing to do with size, physical strength or athleticism. Toughness is A SKILL that can be developed & improved. — Jay Bilas Copy Share Image
It's easy to be a tough competitor and still be the kind of person with whom people love to compete. — Chuck Thompson Copy Share Image
I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be… — Yani Tseng Copy Share Image
Mental Toughness: The ability to consistently perform toward the upper range of your talent and skill regardless of the competitive circumstances. — James E. Loehr Copy Share Image
Toughness isn't showing off your strengths, its not giving in to your weaknesses — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
Good competitive skills means not just to compete hard, but to selectively compete, to harness your energy for the things that matter and, in… — Po Bronson Copy Share Image
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. — 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, I wanted… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible. — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run… — Harbhajan Singh Copy Share Image
I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a sport centered… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
