[in The Modern Game] You're Either A

Back In East St. Louis, Tennis Wasn't The Real Thing. If You Weren't Playing Baseball, Basketball, Football, You Were Kind Of On The Outside.

For The Last Five Or Six Years The Most Important Thing In My Life Has Been My Family.

There Is Only One Number One. It Is A Lonely Spot But It Has Got The Best View Of All.

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.

I Think My Greatest Victory Was Every Time I Walked Out There, I Gave It Everything I Had. I Left Everything Out There. That's What I'm Most Proud Of. I Can't Go Win Wimbledon Anymore, So If What I've Done In The Past Is Not Good Enough, Let It Go. Because I'm Certainly Not Sitting Around Thinking About It.