In tennis, at the end of the day you're a winner or a loser. You know exactly where you stand... I don't need that anymore. I don't need my happiness, my well-being, to be based on winning and losing. Chris Evert More Quotes by Chris Evert More Quotes From Chris Evert You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. Chris Evert inspiringmotivationalsports 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 attitudesportslife Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far. Chris Evert focus-and-concentrationtennisgames 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 excellencegoalsports If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart. Chris Evert championtennisheart You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else. Chris Evert strong-womengiving-upinspiring Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction. Chris Evert ableproudgoal Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift. Chris Evert skillsathletemeaningful 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. Chris Evert tennisselfishtunnels A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win. Chris Evert hateattitudeinspirational The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more than she loves to win. Chris Evert hatesuccesssports 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. Chris Evert motivationsoftballsports If I win several tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again. Chris Evert winninglosssports 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. Chris Evert trainingtennismind Don’t let a first-set victory lead into a second-set slump Chris Evert slumpsvictoryfirsts 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. Chris Evert heartopportunityhands I can definitely say the same thing [discussing Steffi Graf's claim that she had played against at least one top player who used steroids]. Steroids can really make a difference, physically and mentally. I'd be really disappointed if I had been ranked No. 2 behind someone who took steroids. Chris Evert making-a-differencedifferencesplayer I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. Chris Evert oystershard-workdetermination 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. Chris Evert winningwrestlingthinking You're always striving to play that perfect match. Chris Evert striveperfectplay
