91 Quotes by Chris Evert

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.

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.

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

Don’t let a first-set victory lead into a second-set slump

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

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.

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.

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

She's great for the game. She has that combination of glamour and hard work ethic, ... I think her motives are pure as far as, it means more to her to win tennis tournaments than to be on the cover of a magazine.