Jimmy Connors
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Abortion, affairs and how tennis great Chris Evert the man eater and Jimmy Connors the cad deserved each other!
Legions of Wimbledon fans may find it hard to credit in the man who once defined bad behaviour on the tennis court, but Jimmy Connors says he ‘turned on the charm’ the first time he chatted up Chris Evert. It was June 1972 and they were having lunch in t from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
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Jimbo Unchained
He gained fame and fortune, transformed the game, and was beloved by millions. So why is Jimmy Connors still so angry, so profane—and why did he betray a legend? Here’s the inside scoop on the ultimate outsider. Billie Jean King may have shrieked “I am w from Inside Tennis Read more »
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Jimmy Connors Beat Gambling Addiction
Former US tennis champ Jimmy Connors has come clean about the gambling addiction that nearly "broke" him during the height of his career. Connors, who won eight Grand Slam singles titles in his career and was once ranked No. 1 in the world for 160 consec from TheFix.com Read more »
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Inside Story
It’s been hard to miss Jimmy Connors over the past week in New York City. He’s made pit stops at The Today Show, Mike and Mike, CenterStage, Hannity, and Charlie Rose, among, I assume, many others. He’s been written about in the Daily News, The New York from Tennis.com Read more »
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Connors admits to million-dollar bet in match vs. Navratilova
In his new book, “The Outsider,” Jimmy Connors reveals that he had a serious gambling problem that led him to once bet $1 million that he would beat Martina Navratilova in their 1993 Battle of the Sexes match in Las Vegas. Connors bet that he would win i from Tennis.com Read more »
