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Chris Evert [1954-0] American

Rank: 103
Athlete, Tennis player

Christine Marie "Chris" Evert, known as Chris Evert-Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles. She was the year-ending World No. 1 singles player in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, and 1981. Overall Evert won 157 singles championships and 32 doubles titles.

Famous, Sports

Quote	Tags	Rank
If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.		101
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.		102
If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.		103
I always looked ahead.		104
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.		105
I love hiking in the mountains in Aspen. Breathing the clean, fresh air is great. Plus, it gives me a cardiovascular workout and firms my legs.		106
You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.		107
Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.		108
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.		109
You pay a price for everything in life.		110
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.		111
You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.		112
I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.	Sports	113
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.	Famous	114
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 easier so you can go out and play. And I think you miss out on lot of growing up and a lot of reality checks.	Famous	115
Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.		116
Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.		117
Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.		118
When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.		119
I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.		120
Losing hurts me.		121
Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.		122
I'm not getting within 20 feet of a married man ever again - not even talking to one!		123
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.		124
I still have this image: I can't be controversial, I can't say things.		125
I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.		126
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.		201
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.		202
My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.		203
Even though there are a lot of bright tennis players out there, you still have to protect yourself and save all your mental and emotional energies for tennis.		204

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