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John Newcombe
John Newcombe
Australian Athlete
Born: May 23, 1944
Because Me School Time Year You
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They wrote it that my moustache was insured for 13 million. John Newcombe
Wrote Insured Moustache Million
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 stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them. John Newcombe
Life You Try My Life Calm Way Bit Out Stay Stay Calm Throughout Because Got Learnt Frightened Get Situations Little Little Bit Them Serious
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
You School Year Back Drill Major Know Because Friday Fit Um Left Squad After Afternoon Which Regular Sergeant
That match was late evening and I had the experience of the electricity of the Centre Court because it was packed, a full house for the whole match. It had been a great year for me, first time there and I had the full taste of Wimbledon. John Newcombe
Time Great Me Experience First Year Late Wimbledon Had House Because Court First Time Match Been Taste Centre Packed Full Electricity Whole Evening
So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way. John Newcombe
Positive Me You Negative Fire Positive Way Way Inside Had Gradually Form Realised Turned Used
I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was about eight in the world at the time. John Newcombe
Time World Draw About Main Opening Court Match Eric Eight Against Sweden Who Start
I was a pretty feisty young kid. John Newcombe
Young Kid Pretty Feisty Young Kid
I had started my love affair with Wimbledon. John Newcombe
Love Wimbledon Had Affair Love Affair Started
I chose to stay with tennis and they didn't understand that at the school. John Newcombe
School Stay Tennis Understand Chose
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 time, which lasted luckily only about four months. I'd gone numb here and on my tongue and the right foot a little bit. John Newcombe
Time Problem Gone Lasted Months Bit About Only Hospital Write Foot Had Print Because Got Realised Which Little Little Bit Certainly Luckily Right Four Here Tongue Numb By The Time
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 of guys in their forties it is very difficult. John Newcombe
You Few Difficult Mark Guys Taking Days Couple Around Very Sixty Us Much Forties Who Play

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