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“I think they will feel obligated to give back,”
Chris Evert
“For Monica (Seles) and I, this isn't work. It's our pleasure to help out. It's in our blood. This isn't work, it's more about responsibility, and it's a pleasure to do.”
“Without getting into it, just that I'm not as goody two-shoes as people think. I'm a normal woman. I've dated a lot of guys, I've had a few drinks, I've cursed, I've been rude to my parents.”
“Every time I played a pro from then on, I never felt intimidated or felt like there was such a big gap. I always felt like there's no pressure.”
“I was a 16-year-old schoolgirl more concerned about the boy I liked. I came from a Catholic, very protective family, so I didn't even understand women's lib back in those days. She had to be the Gloria Steinem of women's sports.”
“Billie Jean and I have a very special relationship. We were perceived as different in the beginning, but now we laugh because we are very much alike. We're strong, we're stubborn. In a lot of ways free spirits, open-minded.”
“The fact that two of the grandest stages for women's sport, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, still do not treat women equal to the men is a black mark on the sport.”
“Losing hurts me. I was determined to be the best.”
“When I was younger, I was a robot. Wind her up and she plays tennis.”
“I always looked ahead.”
