Bjorn Borg Quotes

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.
BJORN BORG

Else Motivational Sports Tennis
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 BORG

Greatest Kids Life Player Sometimes True
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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People Tennis Years
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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Feel Good Player Weakness
I wanted to win, even in practice.
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Practice Wanted Winning
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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Friday Monday Running
Roger Federer is stylish.
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Federer Roger Stylish
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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Crosscourt Going Instinct Line
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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Balls Faster More Player Power Sport
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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Games Player Winning
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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Evolving Games Hardly Long Sports
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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Giving However Last Match Perseverance Sports Until
I’m an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.
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Character Play Political
You 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.
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Growing Meant Rain Weather
I just hated to lose.
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Country Hated Loses People
On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That’s why he’s the champion right now.
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Champion Play Sports
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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Emotional Feelings Thinking
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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Beautiful Game Grand Player Point Tennis
If you’re afraid of losing, then you daren’t win.
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Afraid Losing Winning
Basically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy.
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Firsts heavy Sides

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