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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."

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"Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had."

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"Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do."

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"Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain."

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"One can only wonder what the motivation is for Mauna Kea astronomers to subject their nighttime support staff to extremely long and fatiguing night shifts when they are easily avoidable."

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"I think I'm a really good partner and very sensitive to the other person's feelings. I want somebody else to be comfortable, to understand about my job, and if they want to come on a set and see me work, they always can."

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"My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work."

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"When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman."

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"I'd rather say no and have said no and do say no often. I walk away from projects if it doesn't feel right; if it's not the right team of people pulling in together or if the script isn't right. It could be a great idea but the script doesn't work."

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"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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"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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"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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"Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it."
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"I hate to lose more than I love to win."
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"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."
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"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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"But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?"
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