The Outsider: My Autobiography by Jimmy Connors (English) Paperback Book

The Outsider: My Autobiography by Jimmy Connors

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Description Jimmy Connors took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. And he won more tournaments - an astonishing 109 - than any other man in history, including eight Grand Slam singles titles.Only now is Connors ready to set the record straight on what really happened on and off the court.

Publisher Description

The sensational autobiography of the most successful and charismatic tennis player of all timeJimmy Connors took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. He was brash, he was a brat. He was a crowd-pleaser, a revolutionary. And he won more tournaments - an astonishing 109 - than any other man in history, including eight Grand Slam singles titles.Only now is Connors ready to set the record straight on what really happened on and off the court. The rivalry with John McEnroe, that frequently threatened to turn violent, with Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl. His romance with Chris Evert, which made them the sweethearts of the sport. The escapades with his partner in crime, Ilie Nastase. The deep roots of the fierce determination that made him the best player on the planet.This is no genteel memoir of a pillar of the tennis establishment. Unflinching, hard-hitting, humorous and passionate, this is the story of a legend - the one and only Jimmy Connors.

Author Biography

Jimmy Connors was born in 1952 and grew up in East St Louis, Illinois, learning his tennis under the tutelage of his mother Gloria. He became Under-16 national champion and won a scholarship to UCLA, but after winning the Inter-Collegiate Singles title, quit his studies in January 1972 to turn pro.He won his first major title in the men's doubles with Ilie Nastase at Wimbledon in 1973 and the following year won not only his first Wimbledon singles title but the Australian and US Open too. He went on to win eight Grand Slam singles titles in total, including Wimbledon again in 1982, beating John McEnroe in an epic final. He was the first player to win Grand Slams on all three surfaces (grass, clay and hard), won a record 109 tournaments in his career, was world number one for 268 weeks - over five years - and was still playing at the highest level in his forties.

Details ISBN 0552166413 ISBN-13 9780552166416 Title The Outsider: My Autobiography Author Jimmy Connors Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 464 Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd GE_Item_ID:79647054; About Us

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