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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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Chris Evert
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 21
Tennis Player
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Christine Marie Evert
Chris Evert-Lloyd
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