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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 24: Honoree Chris Evert speaks onstage during the 33rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, which raised millions of dollars for the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at The New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis )
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 24: Honoree Chris Evert speaks onstage during the 33rd Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, which raised millions of dollars for the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at The New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis )
Chris Evert, an American tennis champion, is one of those players who has never masked her ferocious nature on and off the court. But regardless of who she is, Evert is consistently honest with people. She made an amusing statement during the COVID-19 in which she made fun of a millionaire American businessman.
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In both her personal and professional lives, Chris Evert has faced her share of challenges. Whether it’s competing for a Grand Slam on the tennis court or being a single mother. She continues to give individuals her wholehearted support even now, at the age of 67.
Chris Evert once took a hilarious jab at Billionaire Robert Kraft
Robert Kraft is an American billionaire businessman who is now in the pro sports world. Kraft owns an NFL team widely known as New England Patriots. Nonetheless, there was a time when the American tennis star poked the American businessman for helping people only when they are in need.
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SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 25: WTA Legend Ambassador Chris Evert of the United States talks during the WSJ+ Tennis Legends Series event on day 4 of the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global at the Conrad Hotel on October 25, 2017 in Singapore. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images for WTA)
The 18-time Grand Slam champion said that she swallowed her hatred for the Patriots owner after she saw the news about how he helped the people. Kraft used his own private plane to transport a million N95 masks from China to the United States. Agreeing with this, the former world number one said jokingly, “Yeah! I think we’re seeing some humanity amidst all of this, some people’s true colors coming out during a crisis.”
She explained how some people’s good-willed nature only comes out when others are at their peak problem. Further, she also talked about the concerning hatred among people during the pandemic.
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In the same conversation, the 18-time Grand Slam champion talked about how tennis was stepping in to help people in pain and problem. She addressed that the Billie Jean king stadium has turned up for nearly 350 hospital beds spaces. On the other hand, 25,000 meals were served at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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Not only Evert, but other athletes around the sport also came in support of the people during the crisis. The former world number one has an amazing record at Flushing Meadow. She won six US Open titles throughout her career.
