“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-ifs when they're sitting around later in life. I don't have that. I got all that out of my system. I pushed it to the brink, I loved it, and when I walked away, I'd had enough.” IfsEnoughWalksMissingSittingAthleteHad EnoughSitting AroundLater In Life Author:Jimmy Connors
“I'm not begging to be remembered or whatever. I did my thing, and if you remember, that's even better. But if you don't, there's so many other things going on.” IfsRememberRememberedBegging Author:Jimmy Connors
“Tennis would be much more exciting if they had pitching machines firing Tennis was given to me to keep me off the street corners of east St. Louis.” IfsWould BeGivenSportsStreetsMachinesExcitingCornersEastTennisPitchingFiringStreet Corners 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
“People say I'm around because I have a lot of heart, but I know all the heart in the world couldn't have helped me if I wasn't physically fit.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldHeartFitTrainingTennisPhysically Fit 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
“Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.” IfsKindRealFootballBasketballBaseballEastTennisReal ThingsPlaying Baseball Author:Jimmy Connors
