‘I’ve never suffered from burnout’ – Jimmy Connors flaunts physical superiority over competition with modern ATP pros

During his heyday on the men’s tour, Jimmy Connors amassed eight Grand Slam singles titles while also climbing to No. 1 in the rankings. Despite his incredible performances on the court, the American tennis legend never suffered from burnout, according to his latest revelations.

Many modern tennis professionals face a common fitness problem called burnout at an early age. But in contrast to many current generation players on the ATP Tour, Hall of Famer Connors recently revealed the reason behind his physical superiority on the court.

Jimmy Connors talks about why he didn’t suffer from burnout during his illustrious touring journey

In the latest episode of Advantage Connors, the eight-time Grand Slam singles champion was recently asked to shed light on modern tennis issues faced by many young people on the men’s circuit. Jimmy Connors said this because he never suffered from burnout. “Yes, I’m not talking about anyone else, I’m talking about me. I never had burnout because I never overplayed. That’s the only thing I was taught from childhood. That’s why I only go out when I break my back.” And I never play too much, so I would kill myself for 45 minutes or an hour of training every day. “

The former tennis ace revealed that her decision to never “overplay” helped her perform at the top level on court during her competitive career. He said, “So, when I went to play, I was ready to play, I wasn’t tired, I wasn’t injured, I wasn’t thinking about doing anything else, that was all I wanted to do. ‘It was about going to those games. And that means overplaying in practice, it means overplaying before going into a match, it means overplaying in too many tournaments in a row. ”

Connors went on to reveal that his schedule was “very important” to him because he didn’t play in too many tournaments in a row. The former American tennis player said: “One thing is, I thought it was more important to compete in two tournaments, maybe three tournaments, and be in one on the weekend of every tournament. I made it to the semifinals or finals in every event. , then I was able to take a vacation. I started playing batches and was playing 6 or 7 days every week so I was getting into good shape. So my schedule was very important, I was tired and I never played so much that I didn’t want to play, I was always eager to play.”

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