I Never Lost A Tennis Match, I

I Can't Say That I Was My Happiest On Court, But I Felt Completely Free. Free From Family Obligations, Free From My Own Torment. In A Real Sense I Was A Different Person. It Was A Place Where I Could Not Tolerate The Idea Of Being Beaten. I Psyched Myself Up Into A State Where I Felt Something Close To Hatred Towards My Opponent, A State Where I Detested The Idea Of Someone Making His Name At The Expense Of Jimmy Connors. I Was In My Element On Court, Measuring Myself Against Someone Else. I Was Not Competitive For Show. It Came From Deep Within.

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.

I Hate To Lose More Than I Like To Win. I Hate To See The Happiness On Their Faces When They Beat Me!

I Was Never Part Of The Crowd.

Equality? They Ought To Play The Women's Final On Opening Day. Everybody Knows Who's Going To Be In It.