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People Say I'm Around Because I Have A Lot Of Heart, But I Know All The Heart In The World Couldn't Have Helped Me If I Wasn't Physically Fit.

I Like Any Title With The Letters U.s. In Front Of It. To Me, The U.s. Open Is The Most Important Tournament In The World.

I Can't Say That I Was My Happiest On Court, But I Felt Completely Free. Free From Family Obligations, Free From My Own Torment. In A Real Sense I Was A Different Person. It Was A Place Where I Could Not Tolerate The Idea Of Being Beaten. I Psyched Myself Up Into A State Where I Felt Something Close To Hatred Towards My Opponent, A State Where I Detested The Idea Of Someone Making His Name At The Expense Of Jimmy Connors. I Was In My Element On Court, Measuring Myself Against Someone Else. I Was Not Competitive For Show. It Came From Deep Within.

Bjorn Was A Different Breed, I Threw My Best Material At Him, But He Would Never Smile, But That Added To The Charm When He Played Me And Mac. We Were Going Nuts And Losing Our Mind And He Was Sitting Back Like He Was On A Sunday Stroll.

That's Something A Lot Of Athletes Miss - A Lot Of Them Walk Away Too Soon. They Don't Get Everything Out Of Their System. They Have A Lot Of What-ifs When They're Sitting Around Later In Life. I Don't Have That. I Got All That Out Of My System. I Pushed It To The Brink, I Loved It, And When I Walked Away, I'd Had Enough.