Chris Evert

When you're a famous, successful person at 16 years old, the rules change for you. Everybody is doing things for you to make life easier so you can go out and play. And I think you miss out on lot of growing up and a lot of reality checks. ”

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible. ”

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody. ”

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous. ”

I'm not an overly ambitious person; I don't feel like I have to excel. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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 pay a price for everything in life. ”