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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." Chris Evert
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"Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose." Chris Evert
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"Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far." Chris Evert
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"The fact that two of the grandest stages for women's sport, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, still do not treat women equal to the men is a black mark on the sport." Chris Evert
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"When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis." Chris Evert
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"In America we're looking for future stars and we're coming up short a bit, ... There is so much now to choose from. In the '70s (when Evert was the No. 1 player) we didn't have women's basketball and soccer. A lot of our great athletes are going into other sports. But worldwide tennis has made a big jump." Chris Evert
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"You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference." Chris Evert
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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." Chris Evert
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"She's great for the game. She has that combination of glamour and hard work ethic, ... I think her motives are pure as far as, it means more to her to win tennis tournaments than to be on the cover of a magazine." Chris Evert
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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." Chris Evert
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"If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart." Chris Evert
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"Every time I played a pro from then on, I never felt intimidated or felt like there was such a big gap. I always felt like there's no pressure." Chris Evert
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"I think they will feel obligated to give back," Chris Evert
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"For Monica (Seles) and I, this isn't work. It's our pleasure to help out. It's in our blood. This isn't work, it's more about responsibility, and it's a pleasure to do." Chris Evert
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"Without getting into it, just that I'm not as goody two-shoes as people think. I'm a normal woman. I've dated a lot of guys, I've had a few drinks, I've cursed, I've been rude to my parents." Chris Evert
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"Billie Jean and I have a very special relationship. We were perceived as different in the beginning, but now we laugh because we are very much alike. We're strong, we're stubborn. In a lot of ways free spirits, open-minded." Chris Evert
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"Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best." Chris Evert
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"I always looked ahead." Chris Evert
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"If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment... 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
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"I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel." Chris Evert
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"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
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