Jimmy Connors is an American tennis player born on September 2, 1952. He is one of the most successful tennis players of the 20th century, having won numerous Grand Slam singles titles and is considered one of the greatest players in tennis history.
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“There is only one number one. It is a lonely spot but it has got the best view of all.”
“What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you.”
“For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has been my family.”
Source: The Outsider: My Autobiography
“I don't go out there to love my enemy. I go out there to squash him.”
“People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.”
“But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?”
“I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem?”
“I've been kicked in the teeth more times in tennis than the law ought to allow.”