I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible. Chris Evert More Quotes by Chris Evert More Quotes From Chris Evert 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. Chris Evert player self giving I'm not getting within 20 feet of a married man ever again - not even talking to one! Chris Evert feet talking men I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences. Chris Evert age missing young I still have this image: I can't be controversial, I can't say things. Chris Evert controversial i-can stills 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. Chris Evert breathing workout air You pay a price for everything in life. Chris Evert pay When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up, I wanted to be a social worker or a missionary or a teacher... Then I got involved with tennis, and everything was just me, me, me. I was totally selfish and thought about myself and nobody else, because if you let up for one minute, someone was going to come along and beat you. I really wouldn't let anyone or any slice of happiness enter... I didn't like the characteristics that it took to become a champion. Chris Evert selfish teacher happiness 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. Chris Evert senior play thinking 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. Chris Evert flying speech people If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that is a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life. Chris Evert There's so many things that may be going against Serena, and she thrives on that, and she loves that, and that's when she comes through, i would have said in January, if there was any Grand Slam she was going to win, it would probably be Wimbledon ... and if her serve is on, she's going to be tough to beat. Chris Evert sports I think this would be a better surface for Simona Halep to play Serena, i think that it( the clay) defuses Serena's power. I think( Sharapova) likes that few extra seconds that clay allows her to set up her shots. Chris Evert sports 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 confident win me loss 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. Chris Evert you change life reality
