Chris Evert Quotes

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

"When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Tennis, Wind)

"Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Losing)

"If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Heart)

"If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Life, Quality, Winning, Accomplishment, Losing, Rest, Tennis)

"I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody."
- Chris Evert
(Related: People, Identity, Tennis)

"I always looked ahead."
- Chris Evert

"Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Life, Goals, Excellence)

"Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Time)

"If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Loss)

"You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference."
- Chris Evert
(Related: Confidence, Difference, Play)