The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public’s adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age.
More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire. 
When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.
This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.

The Outsider: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Connors, Jimmy

Community & Culture

Harper

Harper Paperbacks

The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public’s adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age.More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire.  When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.

Harper Large Print

Few people can fail to be amazed and admiring at the staying-power of Jimmy Connors. Now he goes public with the regime that has kept him going strong for over 20 years. Spiced with anecdotes and personal recollections, this book reveals the secrets of his programme of exercise. The book emphasizes that stress need not be part of keeping fit, with exercizes that promote stamina, presenting an ideal method for maintaining one's personal best for the maximum number of years.

Don't Count Yourself Out: Staying Fit Over Thirtysomething

Gordon MD, Neil

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Pan/Macmillan

Offers advice on developing the basic and advanced skills of tennis and discusses tennis strategies and the importance of mental attitude

Jimmy Connors: How to Play Tougher Tennis

Lamarche, Robert

Sports & Outdoors

Simon&Schuster

America's example of peak physical fitness past thirty-five goes public with the exercise regimen that has kept him in the game and allowed him to face opponents twenty years younger than him at the 1991 U.S. Open.

Don't Count Yourself Out

Random House Value Publishing

The Outsider: My Autobiography

Biographies

Corgi

BANTAM PRESS

Jimmy Connors, how to play tougher tennis

Trade book distribution by Simon and Schuster

America's example of peak physical fitness past thirty-five goes public with the exercise regimen that has kept him in the game and allowed him to face opponents twenty years younger than him at the 1991 U.S. Open.

Don't Count Yourself Out: Staying Fit After 35

Gordon, Neil

McEvily Harris, Catherine

Miscellaneous

Hyperion

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