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Classic Audio Interviews: Jimmy Connors
About Jimmy Connors (from Wikipedia):
James Scott “Jimmy” Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. Connors won eight Grand Slam singles titles (five US Opens, two Wimbledons and one Australian Open) and two Grand Slam doubles titles (at the US Open and Wimbledon), and was a runner-up in seven Grand Slam singles finals, one Grand Slam doubles final and one Grand Slam mixed doubles final. He held the top ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 to August 22, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career for a total of 268 weeks. He was the first male player to rank No. 1 for more than five years in total. He held a year-end top ten ranking for a record 16 years.
Dreams and goals
Coached by his mother and grandmother
An American original
Bobby Riggs-Billy Jean King match catapults tennis into mainstream
NCAA champion at UCLA
Inauguration of Open Tennis in 1968
Love of the game
Davis Cup
Friendships
Sportsmanship
Umpires and rule changes
Intimidation
Television ignites interest in the sport
More on Bobby Riggs
Connors-Ashe rivalry
Grand Slam
Challenges of different playing surfaces
Björn Borg’s ill-fated comeback
Connors-McEnroe-Borg rivalries
Fans
Arthur Ashe on Jimmy Connors
Connors controversial avoidance, and McEnroe’s enthusiastic embrace, of the Davis Cup
Arthur Ashe: How to beat Jimmy Connors