A Quote by Jimmy Connors

It was okay for Wayne Gretzky's dad, for instance, to give him a hockey stick, or Joe Montana's dad to give him a football, or Larry Bird's dad to give him a basketball, but it wasn't okay for Gloria Connors to give her son a tennis racquet.

Jimmy Connors

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Jimmy Connors
American - Tennis Player
Born: September 2, 1952

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I get asked to give stuff to my dad. I'm, like, 'I'm not gonna pass your script to him!' You know? My dad's my dad. I'm not his agent.

Domhnall Gleeson

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Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Diego Costa

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Ray Bradbury

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Ringo Starr

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Bebe Buell

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Will Arnett

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Julius Randle

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Frank Lampard

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Tiger Shroff

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