I'd also made the first tennis team. I was number two player in the school at 11 years of age and that didn't sit very well with people. — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form.… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
A few of us who are around the sixty mark don't play that much these days and if you are taking on a couple… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
By the time I got to the hospital, I certainly realised that I had a problem because I couldn't write or print at that… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
I'd also made the first tennis team. I was number two player in the school at 11 years of age and that didn't sit… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
You know, I was a regular on the Friday afternoon drill squad. Um, which... The year after I left school, I went back and… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
Well, he can't be dumb, I mean, because he's been president for four years and he's president again, so you're going to get caught… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your ability to… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
The strongest and most dangerous enemy you will ever face is a negative attitude. Learn to recognize when it is trying to invade your… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
People think this is all about the top players hitting tenins balls and they talk about technique and strategy and how important that is.… — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school. — John Newcombe Copy Share Image
