People say Im around because I have a lot of heart, but I know all the heart in the world couldnt have helped me if I wasnt physically fit. – 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. – Jimmy Connors
Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, youre too damned old to do anything about it. – Jimmy Connors
But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story? – Jimmy Connors
I hate to lose more than I love to win. – 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. – Jimmy Connors
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
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
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