Quotes by Chris Evert

• Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far.
• I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel.
• When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.
• Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.
• If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.
• 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.
• 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.
• I always looked ahead.
• 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.
• Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.
• If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.
• You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
• Success is like tennis—not so much serving, but how well you recover from the faults.