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.
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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.Chris Evert
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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.
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If you're a champion, you have to have it in your heart.
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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.
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