73 Quotes by Jimmy Connors

I'm getting tired of saying hello to Stan Smith and not getting any reply. I'm cocky and confident and maybe I'm too bullheaded sometimes, but I think I have some fan and player support. I know what the others say, but I'm not that obnoxious. I am not a punk. I'm 5' 10", 155 pounds. I've got broad shoulders and I can pack a punch. Most of these guys are windbags anyway. If they ever try anything with me, I'll be to the net fast.

With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.

I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time

In the modern game, you’re a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist ... or you’re Roger Federer.

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match

People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there. Maybe my methods aren't socially acceptable to some, but it's what I have to do to survive. I don't go out there to love my enemy. I go out there to squash him.

I hate to lose more than I like to win. I hate to see the happiness on their faces when they beat me!

Greatest thing in life: Winning a tennis match. Second greatest thing in life: Losing a tennis match.

I never lost a tennis match, I just ran out of time.