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The Outsider

By: Jimmy Connors
Narrated by: Richard Orlow
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Jimmy 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.

©2013 Jimmy Connors (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, published in the UK by Random House Audiobooks 2013 Witty
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Warts and all he takes responsibility for his mistakes and wins equally. I never knew the depth of his life and how magical some of his youth was in LA.

Jimmy is honest and authentic

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Great book. You understand the motivation and desire that champions have. I was never a fan of JC but his mental makeup is really amazing and this book has made me a fan.

The narrator was very good. Very simple to listen to.

GRIT is what Jimmy had and still has

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Really good insight into the tennis world and Jimmy Connors. Very well read too brilliant

Great honest book

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This is an entertaining listen for tennis fans told in a no nonsense style.

entertaining

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