Jimmy Connors

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum | Cumulus Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Comedy

4.9 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Jimmy Connors (2x Wimbledon Winner, 5x US Open Champ, Former #1 Tennis Player) discusses the start of his career...being trained by his mom and grandma, moving to Los Angeles at 15 to train with Ecuadorian tennis pro Pancho Segura, and the first moment he felt a rush of adrenaline from the crowd. Jimmy opens up about his competitive rage and how it impacted his game, his rivalry with John McEnroe, his infamous 1991 US Open run, and finally reuniting with Aaron Krickstein after all these years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.4	You're listening to Inside of you with Michael Rosenbaum, Rob.
0:40.5	This is, you don't have to be a fan of sports.
0:44.0	How about a fan of just somewhere?
0:46.8	Perseverance.
0:47.8	Faced adversity to the utmost.
0:50.5	What, he was like 40, when he came back.
0:53.1	One of the best tennis players of all time.
0:54.9	He made a comeback where he talks about, you know, he was 30 for any other.
0:59.9	He never should have been in the US open.
1:02.6	And it is shocking to see what he does in that US open.
1:07.7	It is one of the most memorable matches, even if you don't like tennis.
1:11.2	This story is incredible.
1:12.8	I mean, the first match people turned off the TV.
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