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Jimmy Connors

"You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour."

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Donna Grant

"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."

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Donna Grant

"Sports for me is: S for Skill, P for Perseverance, O for Optimism, R for Resilience, T for Tenacity, S for Stamina"

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Donna Grant

"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."

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Donna Grant

"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

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Donna Grant

"Behind an able Indian Cricket Team there is always able Sachin Tendulkar."

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Donna Grant

"For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions."

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Donna Grant

"The day they put me in the net I had a good game. I've stayed there since."

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Donna Grant

"I don't recall your name but you sure were a sucker for a high inside curve."

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Donna Grant

"Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football fans, both addicts; and on some days, nothing else mattered."

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Donna Grant

"To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying."

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Jimmy Connors
"You have to remember that I played longer than anybody else on the main tour; I played until I was 40, and then played another six years or so on the seniors tour."

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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."

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Jimmy Connors
"But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?"

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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."

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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."

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Jimmy Connors
"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."

Time

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

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

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Jimmy Connors
"I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you. It would be like looking into the flame of a fire. You know you couldn't take your eyes off him because you never knew what he would do next."

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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."

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