“I can't say that I was my happiest on court, but I felt completely free. Free from family obligations, free from my own torment. In a real sense I was a different person. It was a place where I could not tolerate the idea of being beaten. I psyched myself up into a state where I felt something close to hatred towards my opponent, a state where I detested the idea of someone making his name at the expense of Jimmy Connors. I was in my element on court, measuring myself against someone else. I was not competitive for show. It came from deep within.” PersonsI CanIdeasDifferentRealStatesShowsNamesFeltMy OwnElementsHatredCourtObligationOpponentsTennisExpensesTolerateBeatenTormentJimmyMeasuringDeep WithinMotivational Tennis Author:Jimmy Connors
“I'm getting tired of saying hello to Stan Smith and not getting any reply. I'm cocky and confident and maybe I'm too bullheaded sometimes, but I think I have some fan and player support. I know what the others say, but I'm not that obnoxious. I am not a punk. I'm 5' 10", 155 pounds. I've got broad shoulders and I can pack a punch. Most of these guys are windbags anyway. If they ever try anything with me, I'll be to the net fast.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingI CanSometimesGuySupportPlayerFansTiredShouldersTennisPoundsBroadsPunkPacksHelloCockyObnoxiousGetting TiredSaying Hello Author:Jimmy Connors
“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 proud of. I can't go win Wimbledon anymore, so if what I've done in the past is not good enough, let it go. Because I'm certainly not sitting around thinking about it.” IfsThinkingI CanDoneEnoughPastWinningLeftProudVictorySittingGood EnoughLet It GoNot Good EnoughSitting AroundWimbledonGreatest Victory Author:Jimmy Connors
