Who knew that 18-time Grand Slam champ, Chris Evert, was such a hard core Fedophile? I’m putting her in the “Historian” category, due to the fact that she also really admires Nadal. Here’s the money quote from her ESPN interview with Bonnie D. Ford (click here for the full article):
“Isn’t there something about Federer that pulls at your heartstrings? I cry every time he loses a match, and I don’t even know the guy. (Laughs) There’s something so endearing about him as a person.”
Chris Evert on Federer vs. Nadal (I’m guessing this was pre-Madrid final):
“The thing that concerns me about Roger is, I just don’t know if his best is going to be good enough to beat Nadal. I don’t really see him playing out of the box, so to speak; I don’t see him changing anything, and that is what must happen if he wants to turn the tide. And also you have the added dimension of Andy Murray emerging, and [Novak] Djokovic, he seems to have gotten it back together.”
Chris Evert on the great Federer coach debate:
I think Roger’s his best coach. I don’t think there’s anyone better than him out there. Maybe someone to help him with training, fitness, getting stronger. If he can’t beat [Nadal], join him. Maybe he needs to get into the gym more. And by the way, he might be doing all this already, I don’t know. The fitness level could improve and that will bring along with it quickness and more power. But as far as playing the game and tactics, Roger is the best judge of that. Fitness helps you psychologically, there’s no doubt about it. When Martina started cleaning my clock, I said, I at least have to give myself a chance here, and so I went into the gym. Not to try to copy her, but just to be the best I could be and the strongest I could be. I think that’s what Roger needs to think about. Now’s not the time, but after this year when you have a period of six weeks, two months where you can really train hard.
Obviously all the balanced analysis is just Chrissie’s attempt to hide her blatant Fedophile tendencies. Move over, Marion Bartoli, you’ve got some Hall of Fame competition.
Chris Evert smokes ‘em on grass. Photo: Tony Duffy/Getty Images via Life
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Gosh and Golly, our Chrissie is a true-blue Fedophile. And she’s talking intelligent and tough, which she always was as a player — beneath the Blonde was one smart and calculating Cookie. (I saw her put on muscle when Martina sent her to the gym.)
And that steely champ cries when Roger loses? Who wouldda thunk?
dont worry Chris..you are soooo not alone!
“People will turn on the TV if there’s a real exciting rivalry. As a spectator, I would much rather watch a Federer-Nadal match than a Dinara Safina-Venus Williams match. When there’s history and richness behind a rivalry, that’s much more interesting. You don’t have a rivalry in the women’s game right now.”(chris evert)
i quite agree with this take….and Chris is so spot on…..even she is acknowledging that There is a RIVALRY in the MENS tennis esp that of Roger and Nadal.How distressing this must be for them…for those who say otherwise….
I think Chrissie has a lot of company when Roger loses! I even cried when he won in Madrid. It was such an important victory for him, and I know there are all kind of reasons why Nadal might not have been playing his best game, but it was sweet nonetheless.
I watched the 1986 French Open on the Tennis Channel last night, and I was really amazed by how great Chrissie was. She was an amazing clay-court player! And her rivalry with Martina was definitely the equal of Roger and Rafa’s.
I’m glad that Chris has shown her vulnerability like the rest of us (even Rafa) to Roger’s greatness. It’s nice to see that the opinions of great tennis players align with the fans.
I do admit, however, to getting the same sense of annoyance and in my usual snit with her when she makes comments about the comparison between the Venus/Safina and Roger/Rafa matches. Avid fans want to watch tennis, usually no matter who’s playing and while I agree with her statement in terms of the ‘occasion’ of every match between Roger and Rafael, it’s really not apples to apples and disparaging to both Safina and Venus for her to say things like that. I guess I’m saying that it’s insulting for her to belittle other matches, no matter whom, when it’s obvious that there is a rivalry that exists between Federer and Nadal that will transcend the ages. Her tendency to make comments like this is what made her hard to bear as a commentator.
That’s awesome. I cry too!
i am a fan of chris evert till she left these comments (not anymore )…tata on rafael nadal; i cry , get mad, get crazy and heart broken everytime nadal loses.
I totally agree with Chris and her sentiments about Roger. He is so likable and such a true genuine person. Nadal is nice too. But he does not draw the respect and emotion of Federer. Federer is truly a balanced person and a great ambassador.