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I was so busy working myself up to try to take their head off with a shot. Ironically, the one guy I didn't have a problem with was Borg, and that turned out to be my greatest rival. So perhaps I would have been better off had I not built up this...
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Ironically, the one guy I didn't have a problem with was Borg, and that turned out to be my greatest rival. So perhaps I would have been better off had I not built up this animosity. But I learned from the master, Jimmy Connors. He always made you feel...
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Jimmy Connors, left, and Jim Courier talk at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. View Photo »
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A player's total depends on many factors that have nothing to do with drive and talent. Maybe in his era the Australian Open wasn't really considered a major (Bjorn Borg) or was too far away to bother with (Bill Tilden). Maybe the French Open unfairly...
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MIRAGE — A fireside chat with Jimmy Connors offers fans a chance to talk with one of tennis' all-time greats in an intimate setting for a good cause. Connors will be in Palm Desert on Saturday for “A Fireside Chat with Jimbo,” to raise money for the...
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He won 33 tournaments, including the 1975 U.S. Open over the seemingly invincible Jimmy Connors – less than 24 hours after a late-night semifinal against Guillermo Vilas. He was down 0-5 in the fourth set against Vilas before he came back to win, and...
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Jim Courier returns a shot to Jimmy Connors at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. View Photo »
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It was one of the most memorable Grand Slams in recent history, and one that got a fitting ending with the longest major final of all time. Here are the major themes the 14 days threw up. Not since the halcyon days of Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Jimmy...
About Jimmy Connors
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James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, also known as "Jimbo") is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam... Full Article
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Former tennis champion Jimmy Connors waves to the crowd after being honored at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 8, 2011. Connors was inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame this evening joining Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Boris Becker.
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Former tennis champion Jimmy Connors (L) puts up his fist as he is honored at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament with a championship belt by Quebec boxer Lucian Bute in Montreal, August 8, 2011. Connors was inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame this evening.
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Legendary tennis player Jimmy Connors speaks to reporters at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.
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Jimmy Connors waves to the crowd as he is inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.
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Jimmy Connors, left, jokes with IBF super middleweight boxing champion Lucian Bute as Connors is inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes.
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Jim Courier returns a shot to Jimmy Connors at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011.
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Jimmy Connors of the United States holds aloft the trophy after defeating Ken Rosewall, 61, 61, 64in their Men's Singles final match at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on 6th July 1974 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London,England.
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In this Dec. 10, 2011, photo, Ivan Lendl, director of tennis for the Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy, watches his students during a training session in Hilton Head, S.C. Once viewed as a stoic, Czech iceman, an Ivan Drago foil to his Rocky-style American rivals John McEnroe...
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In this Dec. 10, 2011, photo, Ivan Lendl, right, director of tennis, and David Lewis, director of instruction, observe students during a training session at the Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C. Once viewed as a stoic, Czech iceman, an Ivan Drago foil to...
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Former tennis champion Jimmy Connors waves to the crowd after being honored at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 8, 2011. Connors was inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame this evening joining Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Boris Becker.
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