Jimmy Connors: Tennis' Ultimate Maverick

Jimmy Connors: Tennis' Ultimate Maverick

Commentator Bud Collins nicknamed him the ‘Brash Basher of Belleville’ – and through a mammoth 24-year career, Jimmy Connors certainly lived up to that moniker.⁠

Jimmy Connors’ approach to tennis was to take everything – his opponent, the umpire, the crowd, his shots – head on. ⁠
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His attitude at times split opinions, but he also wowed with his daring shot-making, remarkable resilience and phenomenal success.⁠
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Hated and adored, but never ignored – a phrase made for James Scott Connors.⁠
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[brianjensen]

Thanks for this. Connors is still the most exciting player I ever saw.

[BeasleyStreet]

I remember he played Tim Mayotte in the early eighties at Wimbledon...it was breathtaking...

[colderbeer]

Mr. Excitement. PERIOD. And Connors is the main guy who brought the really big prize money into the (the a-hole sponsors and tournament officials felt it was okay to award the winner of a major tourney a check for 10 to 20 grand, which Connors felt was an insult) this, EVERY champion of EVERY tournament every year should send Connors a check for 1% of the prize money.

[DavidChapman-hueq]

Jimbo is the goat 1 only 16 seeds harder draw 2 only played aussie open once how many more slams 3 rackets which didnt do the work for you 4still record titles

[cokomoko]

Can I just ask you, why do you keep promoting American players? What's this propaganda? Evert, Connors, next I presume would be mcenroe right? Where's villas, lendl, wilander... M?