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John Newcombe Quotes

John Newcombe
( Photo credit: Art Seitz ©2010 )


"So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realized that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way."

— John Newcombe

February 16, 2006: "There was kind of a code that you had as an Australian that you never left the court losing unless you had blood all over you. That's the sort of toughness you need to compete on the world stage, and I feel that our kids today just don't have it.”

— John Newcombe, a 1960s-‘70s champion and former Australian Davis Cup captain.

1991: "Grass is the best of all surfaces because it changes from day to day. The variations in bounce from day one of Wimbledon to the men's final is extraordinary. To succeed on grass, players have to learn to outwit their opponents as well as handle the conditions."

— John Newcombe, three-time singles and six-time Wimbledon doubles champion, in Pro-Tennis magazine in 1991.

1971: "I'm going to go fill this bowl up and get drunk."

— John Newcombe, the 1971 Wimbledon champion, after Princess Marina had presented him with the silver bowl and asked him, "Now what are you going to do?"



 






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