Chris Evert Quotes
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Don’t let a first-set victory lead into a second-set slump
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A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win.
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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.
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When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.
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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.
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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 French singles titles.
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You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.
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If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart. You can have the greatest coaches in the world, all the opportunities to play, and the greatest equipment, but if you don't have it inside, you're not going to make it. On the other hand, if you don't have any of those luxuries but you have heart and courage and the guts to go out there and grind it out, then you'll make it.
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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.
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I've had a lot of fear in my life, from fear of flying to fear of making a speech in front of a lot of people.
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I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do.
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Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.
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You're always striving to play that perfect match.
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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 in the one area - that's what it takes to be a champion.
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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.
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Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.
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I wanted always to appear strong and in control . . . .Then the cookie began to crumble.
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Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. I won't even call a friend on the day of a match. I'm scared of disrupting my concentration. I don't allow any competition with tennis.
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Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.
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You pay a price for everything in life.
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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.
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There were times when deep down inside I wanted to win so badly I could actually will it to happen. I think most of my career has been based on desire.
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I'm not getting within 20 feet of a married man ever again - not even talking to one!
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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.
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If I win several tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.
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If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.
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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 about you.
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Cats are peaceful and tranquil - they bring calmness with their serene personalities.
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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.
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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.
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