Yeah, it's weird. I always liked Mac's tirades, and most of his animosity seemed to be directed to umps, not other players (Lendl is a big exception here). But, Jimmy always seemed really low level crude and made a point of fricking with the other guy. I always knew Mac was buddies with Vitas, but I was surprised in reading his book, how much he rolled with Borg. Jimmy was more of a loner out there, although I respect him for the chicks he banged.

The '91 run was really annoying to me at the time, but I appreciate it a lot more now. CBS playing it during U.S. Open rain delays is basically a running joke at this point.

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Posted by DeonG

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Posted on 11/7/13 at 1:26 am to Bunk Moreland

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Yeah, it's weird. I always liked Mac's tirades, and most of his animosity seemed to be directed to umps, not other players (Lendl is a big exception here). But, Jimmy always seemed really low level crude and made a point of fricking with the other guy. I always knew Mac was buddies with Vitas, but I was surprised in reading his book, how much he rolled with Borg. Jimmy was more of a loner out there, although I respect him for the chicks he banged.

It was interesting how he remarked that he was friends with Nastase who beat him ten times in a row. It sounds to me like his a-hole routine was at first a role that he felt he needed to play to get the most out of his game. I can actually understand that. For some people it's hard to separate out the off-court stuff with the actual game itself. Nadal is an example of the complete opposite. He plays with that same tenacity but then flips the switch as soon as the match is over. Connors couldn't do that. I get it.

But then why remain an a-hole when you're done playing? Why not give Aaron Krickstein a call?

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