- Nov 07, 2020
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- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
The next point - that's all you must think about.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you've got your man down, rub him out.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw Kyrgios down in Australia. He played some very good tennis, won two or three matches, and has done the same here at Wimbledon. I think Australia's got a good prospect in Kyrgios.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know much about Mauresmo apart from the fact she played great tennis. Is she a good technician? I don't know those parameters.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, I hit with heavy top-spin, but when you look at the little rackets I played with, the Maxply Dunlop, you had to hit the very centre all the time. I had my share of miss-hits.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were pretty darn good - fit and ready to play - but today's level is different. Those ground strokes are ever so much faster, coming back at you at a pretty good speed. Footwork-wise, you've got to be ready to hit that next shot. It's a tough time.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't embarrassed that I'd had a stroke, but I just didn't want people to think I was milking it or looking for sympathy. It happened, and I dealt with it. Afterwards, I tried to do what I could for other people who had strokes, speaking at hospitals that treated stroke victims.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Forty years ago, the players were like a travelling circus - we went everywhere together and were pretty good friends.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I competed hard in the heat of the battle, and there were a few occasions where I played my best in the top matches. As for the best ever? I don't think so.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a tennis player, you have a record, and that is what counts. I feel like I enjoyed myself, and I'm proud of what I accomplished.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Hoad and Rosewall were at their best, and I was a youngster, they had no qualms about saying, 'Hey kid, let's go and play.' That helped me to get up the ladder.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each match is a huge effort from a physical point of view. You can only hit so many balls before your elbow or some part of your body is going to say, 'Hey, don't do that to me.'
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking back, in comparison, there wasn't that much that you could do with a wooden racket. In my day, the matches were certainly much less demanding physically.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm usually pretty good in the garden.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
Right through school, I was a handy cricketer, a batsman and a left-arm spinner who bowled leg breaks.
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- Nov 07, 2020