Word: borge
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bjorn Borg came from behind in the other semi-final to defeat Jimmy Connors...
After analyzing the strokes of Bjorn Borg--ranked number one in the world and favored to win Wimbledon--Usher has devised several revolutionary techniques to improve control and power, Bougas said...
...world rankings. Arthur Ashe rarely questioned a call and certainly never called an umpire a "fool" before thousands of fans. Further back, men like Laver and Rosewall exemplified these virtues, as did the countless female champions of the century. Today, the dominant force in men's tennis--Bjorn Borg--carries himself with the pride of a man who never has to whine for a point...
...little kids do when they know they have double faulted but cry "cheater" in frustration anyway. McEnroe wails and curses because he is too lazy to wean himself away from the habits he perfected at Port Washington so many years ago. Whether or not he wins Wimbledon, surpasses Borg, or becomes the greatest player ever, he will never receive the respect of a champion if he doesn't learn to keep his raquet on his side of the court divider and his mouth shut...
...play tennis, but I don't win tournaments, so I didn't know what to do with it," said Pianist André-Michel Schub, 28, hoisting his silver trophy high over his head Bjorn Borg-style after winning the sixth Van Cliburn International Quadrennial Piano Competition...