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29 quotes by Jimmy Connors

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. Connors won eight Grand Slam singles titles (five US Opens, two Wimbledons and one Australian Open) and two Grand Slam doubles titles (at the US Open and Wimbledon), and was a runner-up in seven Grand Slam singles finals, one Grand Slam doubles final and one Grand Slam mixed doubles final. He held the...
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I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg.... →

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Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.

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New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.

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I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That's what I'm most... →

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Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it.

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I am not looking to be understood or liked. Like me or not, I don't care. I am an outsider, that is the way I was brought up.

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It was okay for Wayne Gretzky's dad, for instance, to give him a hockey stick, or Joe Montana's dad to give him a football, or Larry... →

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I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into the flame of a fire. You know you couldn't take your eyes off... →

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Nothing is like being out there and playing and performing and winning - nothing. But to have an interest in the player? The nerves and everything... →

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I hate to lose more than I love to win.

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Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had.

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Use it or lose it.

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I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem?

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