At Wimbledon, the ladies are simply the candles on the cake.
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There was kind of a code that you had as an Australian that you never left the court losing unless you had blood all over you. That's the sort of toughness you need to compete on the world stage and I feel that our kids today just don't have it.John Newcombe
I was not able to play in 1972 because I was under contract to World Championship Tennis and in 1973 there was the player boycott.
John Newcombe
It's good that he's come back to the roost, everyone's pretty happy (about the decision).
John Newcombe
I tried out for the cricket team, then found out I had to play Saturday mornings... or Saturday afternoons and practice twice a week.
John Newcombe
You know, I was a regular on the Friday afternoon drill squad. Um, which... The year after I left school, I went back and thanked the sergeant major because I was so fit.
John Newcombe
I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school.
John Newcombe
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