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Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside.
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"Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside."
— Jimmy Connors #sportscompetition

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Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing baseball, basketball, football, you were kind of on the outside. — Jimmy Connors

About Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors was a Athlete from United States (1952–present).

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Who said "Back in East St. Louis, tennis wasn't the real thing. If you weren't playing ba…"?
This quote is attributed to Jimmy Connors, a Athlete from United States.
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Jimmy Connors lived from 1952 – present.
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