If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.
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.
More Bjorn Borg Quotes
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I just hated to lose.
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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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On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That’s why he’s the champion right now.
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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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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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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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You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.
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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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He [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.
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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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You 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.
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I’m an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
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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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You have to come back strong. But to win the last point in a grand slam tournament, that’s the most beautiful and most satisfying feeling you can get as a tennis player. It’s worth it.
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