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If I win several tournaments in a row, I get so confident I'm in a cloud. A loss gets me eager again.

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Chris Evert
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 21
Tennis Player
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Christine Marie Evert
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Winning
Eager
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