Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg
Björn Rune Borg; born 6 June 1956) is a former world No. 1 tennis player from Sweden widely considered to be one of the greatest in tennis history. Between 1974 and 1981 he became the first male professional to win 11 Grand Slam open era singles titles: six at the French Open and five consecutive at Wimbledon. He also won three year-end championships and 15 Grand Prix Super Series titles...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth6 June 1956
CityStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
I play tennis five hours a week, from Monday to Friday, for one hour every day. I like to be fit. If I can't exercise, I feel bad - I need to sweat and run to feel like I'm in good shape.
You know growing up in Sweden meant we had a lot of rain when we played tennis. We were taught on clay courts but because of the weather, we had to go indoors a lot.
I'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.
Roger Federer is stylish.
I just hated to lose.
It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis.
Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast, there are hardly any long, interesting rallies these days. So maybe slowing down the courts could help. But you can't really stop a sport from evolving.
I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.
You never know how long Federer is going to play, but in my opinion he has at least one or two more grand slams to win. It depends how long he stays motivated. For me, he is the greatest player to ever play the game.
Sure you have feelings and you get emotional and angry but I kept everything inside because I think I still had that thought in my mind - I didn't want to get suspended again
It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me.
I wanted to win, even in practice.
He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player.
Basically I started playing double handed on both my forehand and backhand side because my first racket was very heavy.