91 Quotes by Chris Evert

My first U.S. Open I think was just very special for me because that was sort of the beginning of what was a 'Cinderella' story for me.

Once you've been number one, you can never be satisfied with less.

The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have anything tangible to hold on to. But having a baby -- there isn't any comparison.

Now that I'm losing some, I can see how tough I was -- the killer instinct, the single-mindedness, playing like a machine. Boy, that's what made me a champion.

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.

You're always striving to play that perfect match.

I wanted always to appear strong and in control . . . .Then the cookie began to crumble.

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.

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