Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Maureen Connolly

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American tennis player Maureen Connolly.

Last updated on April 21, 2025.

Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam. She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19.

American - Tennis player | September 17, 1934 - June 21, 1969

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Tennis can be a grind and there's always the danger of going stale if you think about it too much. You can get embittered if you train too hard and have nothing else on your mind. You have to be able to relax between matches and between tournaments.