Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had.
I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration. - Jimmy Connors
I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration.
- Jimmy Connors
I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time - Jimmy Connors
I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time
That's something a lot of athletes miss - a lot of them walk away too soon. They don't get everything out of their system. They have a lot of what-if… - Jimmy Connors
That's something a lot of athletes miss - a lot of them walk away too soon. They don't get everything out of their system. They have a lot of what-if…
[In the modern game] you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer... - Jimmy Connors
[In the modern game] you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer...
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it. - Jimmy Connors
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it.
What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you. - Jimmy Connors
What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you.
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. - Jimmy Connors
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.
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. - Jimmy Connors
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.
Nothing's perfect along the way [in life], and you ride the ups and downs. It's how you come out of those and continue on that I guess really matters. - Jimmy Connors
Nothing's perfect along the way [in life], and you ride the ups and downs. It's how you come out of those and continue on that I guess really matters.
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