Chris Evert Quotes

To win you must have talent and desire ­ but desire is first.

Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

We want to win because we are hungry for success.

The mere presence of PASSION within you is all you need to fulfill your DREAMS.

I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting it is.

I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me. I could not stand not to compete. And I don't know why... I don't know what that's all about. But that's deep inside of Doug Harvey.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.

I want the same thing I've wanted since I was 7 years old. I want to be No. 1.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

For me, I always try to make it to the final.

I want winners. I want people who want to win.

I've always had a will to succeed, to win, however you phrase it.

There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.

Ambition has no rest!

I want to win every single tournament that I'm playing in.

It's always been my dream to compete.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

You can't promise to win a game, but you can want to win a game.

I've been competing my whole life. Who cares about the spotlight?

If you're not chasing gold, you're not really in a place where you should be competing.

I'm a really competitive guy. I'm a really stubborn guy. That's what makes me want to take Milwaukee to the top, make Milwaukee a big market team. That's a goal I've set for myself. Hopefully, one day I can achieve it.

I just want the belt. That's the only thing that's pushing me, the only thing that's motivating me.