Author: Jimmy Connors

Quotes

I was raised by two women, and that laid the groundwork for the way I treat 'em: with the utmost respect and admiration.

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

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

- Jimmy Connors

Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.

Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.

- Jimmy Connors

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?

- 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.

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

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

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

- 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.

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

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.

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.

- Jimmy Connors

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement around what I did with the tennis and with my mom and my grandparents was really not a part of my life.

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement around what I did with the tennis and with my mom and my grandparents was really not a part of my life.

- Jimmy Connors

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