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.
BJORN BORGI 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.
BJORN BORGOn Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That’s why he’s the champion right now.
BJORN BORGI 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.
BJORN BORGI’m an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
BJORN BORGYou never know how long Federer is going to play, but in my opinion he has at least one or two more grand slams to win. It depends how long he stays motivated. For me, he is the greatest player to ever play the game.
BJORN BORGYou have to find it. No one else can find it for you.
BJORN BORGSure 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
BJORN BORGOne 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.
BJORN BORGYou know growing up in Sweden meant we had a lot of rain when we played tennis. We were taught on clay courts but because of the weather, we had to go indoors a lot.
BJORN BORGTennis 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.
BJORN BORGHe [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That’s why it feels good to beat him and that’s why other players would rather beat him than any other player.
BJORN BORGBasically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy.
BJORN BORGI just hated to lose.
BJORN BORGMy 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.
BJORN BORGI wanted to win, even in practice.
BJORN BORGRoger Federer is stylish.
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