Jimmy Connors Quotes

It was okay for Wayne Gretzky's dad, for instance, to give him a hockey stick, or Joe Montana's dad to give him a football, or Larry Bird's dad to give him a basketball, but it wasn't okay for Gloria Connors to give her son a tennis racquet.

Jimmy Connors

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 2, 1952

Topics

SonBirdFootballBasketballHockey

Everyone is trying to make ends meet, and even if you aren't, no one wants to get ripped off.

Jillian Michaels

TryingYouMeetEveryoneGetOff

I don't go down the road of condemning.

Joel Osteen

RoadDownGoDown The Road

I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.

Matt Damon

LoveFearHopeGreatJobMan

A perfect handbag is both functional and stylish. Of course you want to look cool, but you also want a bag that is going to work with you, not against you.

Stella Maxwell

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A prime example of 'turning the other cheek' would be the United States allowing Canada to exist as a country. Sure, we could take over Canada with ease. We'd certainly benefit from conquering a country rich in natural resources and never-ending comedic talent. Instead, we decide to make friends and treat them with the utmost respect.

Steven Crowder

RespectTalentTreatRichFriends

What we're doing here in America is we're making women choose between the family they love and the job that they need. No other nation on the planet is making these choices. In other countries, they've put politics aside and looked at the facts. When women succeed, the world succeeds. We're losing sight of that here in the USA.

Tom Perez

FamilyLoveWomenPoliticsJob

I am, more than anything else, happy.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

I AmHappyMoreAnythingThanElse

Healthcare should be between the doctor and the patient. And if the doctor says something needs to be done, the government should guarantee it gets paid for.

Michael Moore

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The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.

Milan Kundera

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Hunting really divides people in Britain. We keep pets, and we name our animals, but we're not too worried about industrial hunting practices.

Louis Theroux

PeopleNameAnimalsHuntingKeep

From fifth grade on, I worked at our public library. The pay, a pittance, was almost superfluous. All through high school, I looked forward to summer as the time when I could work at the library four or five days a week. I was never a camp counselor, a lifeguard, a scooper of ice cream.

Julia Glass

WorkTimeSchoolForwardLibrary

Having watched the Botha fight, I wanted to get him out of there, but I didn't really want to hurt him as bad.

Joseph Parker

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