Quotes from Chris Evert

Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.

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.

When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.

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.

If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.

You can't give up! If you give up, you're like everybody else.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

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.

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.

I realized that with hard work the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game ... confidence makes the difference.

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.

I always looked ahead.