If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.
From Chris Evert
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.
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 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.
You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
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.
I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.
If I win seven tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.
I always looked ahead.
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.
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