But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story? Jimmy Connors More Quotes by Jimmy Connors More Quotes From Jimmy Connors Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. I would go play baseball, basketball, football, hang with my brother, do whatever, and at the end of the day I'd come back and say, 'Hey, Mom, would you hit 15 minutes worth of balls with me?' Jimmy Connors mom basketball baseball I don't go out there to love my enemy. I go out there to squash him. Jimmy Connors squash tennis enemy With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern. Jimmy Connors swirls concern tennis The minute you think you know everything about tennis is the minute your game starts going down the tubes. Jimmy Connors tennis games thinking 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. Jimmy Connors winning past thinking Equality? They ought to play the women's final on opening day. Everybody knows who's going to be in it. Jimmy Connors tennis finals play 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. Jimmy Connors tennis heart people The trouble with experience is that by the time you have it you are too old to take advantage of it. Jimmy Connors advantage experience trouble 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 way-in-life matter perfect 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. Jimmy Connors remembered begging remember There is only one number one. It is a lonely spot but it has got the best view of all. Jimmy Connors lonely views numbers Playing in front of 25,000 people and millions more on television, and performing and doing what I worked so hard to try to accomplish was, in my opinion, the ultimate. Do I miss it? Of course I do. Jimmy Connors missing trying people When you're hot, anything can happen. Jimmy Connors anything-can-happen hot happens I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem? Jimmy Connors jeans problem What works for the person you're imitating may not work for you. Jimmy Connors persons may wrestling I like any title with the letters U.S. in front of it. To me, the U.S. Open is the most important tournament in the world. Jimmy Connors titles important world I was never part of the crowd. Jimmy Connors crowds For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has been my family. Jimmy Connors lasts important years Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would never smile, but that added to the charm when he played me and Mac. We were going nuts and losing our mind and he was sitting back like he was on a Sunday stroll. Jimmy Connors smile sunday nuts From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way, so that took a lot of the time. So really, our lives just took different paths. Jimmy Connors different half way
