Every time I went out there I performed the best that I could and it was time to step back and clear my mind.

Quote by Jimmy Connors

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No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement...

No, like I said, my dad was never really part of the tennis. His involvement...

I was never part of the crowd.

I was never part of the crowd.

I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into...

I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into...

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would...

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would...

I hate to lose more than I love to win.

I hate to lose more than I love to win.

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know...

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know...

Use it or lose it.

Use it or lose it.

From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way,...

From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way,...

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at...

New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there. Spill your guts at...

For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has...

For the last five or six years the most important thing in my life has...

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as...

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as...

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there.

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour;...

You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour;...

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're...

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're...

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and...

Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and...