91 Quotes by Chris Evert

You've got to take the initiative to 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.

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

If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.

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.

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.

Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.

You pay a price for everything in life.

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