I had the privilege of being there for that match. Connors won the first two sets, and it looked as if Borg's long unbeaten run at Wimbledon, dating back to 1976, was coming to an end - and at the hands of one of his two arch rivals. But he hung on and won a five set classic. Even my old dad, who generally detested tennis, watched it on television. 'What a match,' he said. 'Couldn't leave it could you?'
I remember it like yesterday. I was 17 and had come home from school especially to see it. I was terrified of Connors intensity. When he got the 2 set lead I remember thinking "right. There is NO WAY Connors was losing this match. Not a player of his standard".
they were the best rivals at the top of their games.lots of fun to watch.they made me a very good player just by inspiring play.i had a solid work ethic and so much fun playing,playing, playing; serve them up! Thank you, Jimmy, and thank you, Bjorn Borg, McEnroe, Rafael Nadal,Sampras ,Federeretc.a truly great hard sport and for fucks sake - playing 4 hours at a time….it was great.
potterwalker4823@ you mentioned almost all of the best players among which are mentioned 2 out of 3 from the big three. The question is why didn't you mention the third one from the big three who is the better player than those two? You can't just say Nadal,Federer and then stop.
Borg is largely correct. These two were something else. And for a 9-yr old baseliner with a self-made 2- handed backhand, supposedly modeled after my hero Rod Laver but obviously with a major modification, Conners & Borg REDEFINED tennis and made me legitimate. Thanks guys. I could never bring myself to root for one over the other and can only say that, in my limited view, Borg OWNED the clay and Conners the hardcourts. As for how either ever played great on grass, i never figured it out.
The advantage Connors is a wonderful Podcast So glad that you are doing this Really enjoyed the audio Podcast I hope you're able to post the entire video version of the audio Podcast with Bjorn Borg
So true....before Jimmy Connors emerged onto the scene, tennis in the USA was mostly a very high-society sport that just wasn't played all that much by the middle class. And just think.....Jimmy Connors INVENTED THE FIST PUMP.
Borg’s record against Connors is a dominating 15-8 whereas against McEnroe it is an equal 7-7. Mcenroe’s record against Connors is again a dominating 20-14
@@hangarby10 1. Whether 20-14 which is almost 58% win rate is dominating or not is a perception that I will not debate. 2. However, Age gap cannot be used as an excuse. Nobody is being forced to play here.
The truth...for me, as a kid growing up in the 70s, is that there was no tennis before Connors. Borg wasn't even on my radar until he won Wimbledon in '76. So...with respect to Bjorn, Jimmy came first. *Then* it was Jimmy and Bjorn a couple of years later. And THEN it was the *three of them,* not just Bjorn and John. Then Bjorn quit. And then it was Jimmy and John.
Hi Bret and Jimmy I sent a message to you where you put the audio Podcast link a little a fre minutes ago..hope you received it..not sure if it went through..?
Interestingly, Borg was not friend with Connors as he was with Mcenroe. It is the only person Borg spoke out against at a press conference agter a match: "This guy can never admit anyone played better than him -he is a bad loser!". But with time they got on apparantly.
Hello Brett and Jimmy your Podcast is by far the best out there in tennis!! This interview is truly great you're all having such a good time and it's wonderful to hear... Jimmy you are beyond the treasure for the game of tennis and for so many reasons not just incredibly great tennis ability but also bringing the game to another level with interest... And without your abilities borg and mack would not have ever been nearly as great as they became... I'm an exercise physiologist with division one level tennis I use my skills to help many athletes and not athletes play tennis from all levels.. And train to be better... Another sports as well.. Jimmy you are by far the most important tennis player with extreme humility that you will never get credit for... There also as great as they come... You and Borg Are actually far greater than people will appreciate today .. With the same equipment And peacability let's just say many tennis players won't be having that happy-go-lucky interview with tennis channel after having a match on a given day probably more often than they would like to think....lol Jimmy you are a treasure to the Game that It's so wonderful and only partially appreciated at even to this date.... Brett it's so wonderful to hear you and Jimmy do this interview the mutual love and respec Between the both of you is an extremely powerful force... I am lucky to have family that I am bought in with... Play more powerful..... Jimmy you are the most important part of the game of tennis today not having any thriving as it would without you spurring on all the other great tennis players of your era and you being the leader of the pack... Without Jimmy Connors there will not be the same interest in tennis today simple as that... It's far as ability well you and bored At your peaks of ability will be as good if not better than anybody from the past present or future... Much more but the tennis is only part of it I hope You and Brett and family are able to feel the love of these tennis followers and players all the time in addition to all the other interests that you and Brett and the family have... Game set and match Brett and Jimmy and advantage connors!
Not quite true, Bjorn. Being that I'm 65, from the 70s, I'd say 2 people put tennis on the map back then: Jimmy Connors and Billie Jean King. Connors, the first certifiably great player with a 2 handed backhand and Billie's battle of the sexes match against Bobby Riggs, to this day is the most watched tennis match. You were part of it Bjorn, but without those 2, tennis is not where it is today.
I'm three years older than you. You were a bit young I think. Borg was an international sensation. I didn't care about Connors until Borg came along. As for ladies tennis, I'm sure Billie Jean was huge but it was Borg Connors and then Borg Mac that got me to care about tennis on TV. And Im from the US. Borg was an even bigger sensation Internationally. Connors just turned off most people outside the US.
Chris Evert has said when Borg came along he was like a rockstar and catapulted tennis to unprecedented popularity (particularly in Europe).Wimbledon 1973, when he was a young 17 year old blond Adonis with incredible flair, saw him mobbed wherever he went (that never happened to ‘pudding basin haircut’ Connors). Laver and Newcombe were also huge stars before Connors came along not forgetting Goolagong in the women’s game. Jimmy is an important part of the 70s tennis scene but plenty of others were equally if not more charismatic
@@joekavanagh7171 McEnroe certainly packed out tournaments (they came for his sublime tennis and his tantrums too). Nastase was the embodiment of charisma I agree totally.
Their 1981 Wimbledon match exemplified the type of tennis they played that hasn’t been seen since.
I had the privilege of being there for that match. Connors won the first two sets, and it looked as if Borg's long unbeaten run at Wimbledon, dating back to 1976, was coming to an end - and at the hands of one of his two arch rivals. But he hung on and won a five set classic. Even my old dad, who generally detested tennis, watched it on television. 'What a match,' he said. 'Couldn't leave it could you?'
I remember it like yesterday. I was 17 and had come home from school especially to see it.
I was terrified of Connors intensity.
When he got the 2 set lead I remember thinking "right. There is NO WAY Connors was losing this match. Not a player of his standard".
Fantastic 5th set! Strange score though, 0-6,4-6,6-3,6-0,6-4. Perhaps a match Connors thought he let get away!
they were the best rivals at the top of their games.lots of fun to watch.they made me a very good player just by inspiring play.i had a solid work ethic and so much fun playing,playing, playing; serve them up! Thank you, Jimmy, and thank you, Bjorn Borg, McEnroe, Rafael Nadal,Sampras ,Federeretc.a truly great hard sport and for fucks sake - playing 4 hours at a time….it was great.
potterwalker4823@ you mentioned almost all of the best players among which are mentioned 2 out of 3 from the big three. The question is why didn't you mention the third one from the big three who is the better player than those two? You can't just say Nadal,Federer and then stop.
@@ddraguti Who?
Borg is largely correct. These two were something else. And for a 9-yr old baseliner with a self-made 2- handed backhand, supposedly modeled after my hero Rod Laver but obviously with a major modification, Conners & Borg REDEFINED tennis and made me legitimate. Thanks guys. I could never bring myself to root for one over the other and can only say that, in my limited view, Borg OWNED the clay and Conners the hardcourts. As for how either ever played great on grass, i never figured it out.
Uh. Borg 5 Wimbledon in a row.. not good on grass?
True!
My first tennis racquet circa 1975 was the Wilson T2000. Amazing how Jimmy Connors played so well with that trampoline effect racquet.
The advantage Connors is a wonderful Podcast So glad that you are doing this
Really enjoyed the audio Podcast I hope you're able to post the entire video version of the audio Podcast with Bjorn Borg
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The 5th set of their 81 Wimbledon semi final is one of the most exciting sets of tennis I've ever seen!!
So true.
So true....before Jimmy Connors emerged onto the scene, tennis in the USA was mostly a very high-society sport that just wasn't played all that much by the middle class. And just think.....Jimmy Connors INVENTED THE FIST PUMP.
They are correct. Borg, Connors and then McEnroe.
And then Vilas.
@@hangarby10 He was good too.
Why isn't this longer?
Where is the rest of it? You can't be serious!
Borg’s record against Connors is a dominating 15-8 whereas against McEnroe it is an equal 7-7.
Mcenroe’s record against Connors is again a dominating 20-14
20-14 is not ‘dominating.’ Connors was also eight years older than Mac.
@@hangarby10
1. Whether 20-14 which is almost 58% win rate is dominating or not is a perception that I will not debate.
2. However, Age gap cannot be used as an excuse. Nobody is being forced to play here.
@@KP-qk6ld ok we agree to disagree.
Even McEnroe admitted the age difference, and wondered how he would do against Connors prime.
Connors is 2-1 in Grand Slam finals against Borg.
The truth...for me, as a kid growing up in the 70s, is that there was no tennis before Connors. Borg wasn't even on my radar until he won Wimbledon in '76. So...with respect to Bjorn, Jimmy came first. *Then* it was Jimmy and Bjorn a couple of years later. And THEN it was the *three of them,* not just Bjorn and John. Then Bjorn quit. And then it was Jimmy and John.
Hi Bret and Jimmy
I sent a message to you where you put the audio Podcast link a little a fre minutes ago..hope you received it..not sure if it went through..?
Nope. Never received it Dingle Berry.
It was conners borg mac enroe
DONT FORGET CHRISSY EVERT WAS JUST AS RESPONSIBLE FOR TENNIS POPULARITY.
Well, that 36-second presentation was a waste of... 36 seconds.
Interestingly, Borg was not friend with Connors as he was with Mcenroe. It is the only person Borg spoke out against at a press conference agter a match: "This guy can never admit anyone played better than him -he is a bad loser!". But with time they got on apparantly.
Listen to the whole conversation here
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/advantage-connors/id1472886394?i=1000604612036
Hello Brett and Jimmy your Podcast is by far the best out there in tennis!!
This interview is truly great you're all having such a good time and it's wonderful to hear...
Jimmy you are beyond the treasure for the game of tennis and for so many reasons not just incredibly great tennis ability but also bringing the game to another level with interest... And without your abilities borg and mack would not have ever been nearly as great as they became...
I'm an exercise physiologist with division one level tennis I use my skills to help many athletes and not athletes play tennis from all levels.. And train to be better... Another sports as well.. Jimmy you are by far the most important tennis player with extreme humility that you will never get credit for... There also as great as they come... You and Borg Are actually far greater than people will appreciate today .. With the same equipment And peacability let's just say many tennis players won't be having that happy-go-lucky interview with tennis channel after having a match on a given day probably more often than they would like to think....lol
Jimmy you are a treasure to the Game that It's so wonderful and only partially appreciated at even to this date.... Brett it's so wonderful to hear you and Jimmy do this interview the mutual love and respec Between the both of you is an extremely powerful force... I am lucky to have family that I am bought in with... Play more powerful..... Jimmy you are the most important part of the game of tennis today not having any thriving as it would without you spurring on all the other great tennis players of your era and you being the leader of the pack... Without Jimmy Connors there will not be the same interest in tennis today simple as that... It's far as ability well you and bored At your peaks of ability will be as good if not better than anybody from the past present or future... Much more but the tennis is only part of it I hope You and Brett and family are able to feel the love of these tennis followers and players all the time in addition to all the other interests that you and Brett and the family have... Game set and match Brett and Jimmy and advantage connors!
Not quite true, Bjorn. Being that I'm 65, from the 70s, I'd say 2 people put tennis on the map back then: Jimmy Connors and Billie Jean King. Connors, the first certifiably great player with a 2 handed backhand and Billie's battle of the sexes match against Bobby Riggs, to this day is the most watched tennis match. You were part of it Bjorn, but without those 2, tennis is not where it is today.
I'm three years older than you. You were a bit young I think. Borg was an international sensation. I didn't care about Connors until Borg came along. As for ladies tennis, I'm sure Billie Jean was huge but it was Borg Connors and then Borg Mac that got me to care about tennis on TV. And Im from the US. Borg was an even bigger sensation Internationally. Connors just turned off most people outside the US.
@@bigalexgwell said. Borg was a god.
Chris Evert has said when Borg came along he was like a rockstar and catapulted tennis to unprecedented popularity (particularly in Europe).Wimbledon 1973, when he was a young 17 year old blond Adonis with incredible flair, saw him mobbed wherever he went (that never happened to ‘pudding basin haircut’ Connors). Laver and Newcombe were also huge stars before Connors came along not forgetting Goolagong in the women’s game. Jimmy is an important part of the 70s tennis scene but plenty of others were equally if not more charismatic
@@gerardmackay8909for sheer charisma you can't beat McEnroe. Nastase too
@@joekavanagh7171 McEnroe certainly packed out tournaments (they came for his sublime tennis and his tantrums too). Nastase was the embodiment of charisma I agree totally.
McEnroe was better than both of them
Will this swede have returned the money he stole from his partners from his first venture of creating a new sportswear brand after he retired?