I just hated to lose.
BJORN BORGI just hated to lose.
More Bjorn Borg Quotes
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The balls have also become faster. Tennis has now become a power sport. There is more depth in the game, as well, there are many more players than there used to be. The entire character of the game has changed.
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On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That’s why he’s the champion right now.
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You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.
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Sure you have feelings and you get emotional and angry but I kept everything inside because I think I still had that thought in my mind – I didn’t want to get suspended again
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I’m an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
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My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.
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Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast, there are hardly any long, interesting rallies these days. So maybe slowing down the courts could help. But you can’t really stop a sport from evolving.
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I’m amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.
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If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.
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Basically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy.
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I wanted to win, even in practice.
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Roger Federer is stylish.
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I play tennis five hours a week, from Monday to Friday, for one hour every day. I like to be fit. If I can’t exercise, I feel bad – I need to sweat and run to feel like I’m in good shape.
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I have a great family, great kids. I have practically everything, you know? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It’s really true: Life starts at 50.
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One hundred percent of my game is instinct. I never stop and think I’m going to hit a ball crosscourt or down the line. I just do it.
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