“I am not looking to be understood or liked. Like me or not, I don't ca...” — Jimmy Connors Quote

“I am not looking to be understood or liked. Like me or not, I don't care. I am an outsider, that is the way I was brought up.”

“I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses.”

“Use it or lose it.”

“I watch a lot of movies. I've watched movies since I was a kid. My dad brought me to the theater once a week. Always - it was a must. So I think that influenced me a lot to be an actor.”

“I was clearly brought into the whole thing about acting by my mother. She loved the theater. She had a very pleasant singing voice, which she used to sing for her ladies' club.”

“There are loads of good principles we've lost as a nation. Discipline. Organisation. Respect. I was brought up with those.”