A lifelong second tier professional tennis player, Vitas Gerulaitis often got to the semis or quarter-finals, but consistently lost to first tier players. He finally beat Jimmy Connors at the 1979 Masters Tournament. After the match the interviewer asked him what had been different this time. Gerulaitis stuck out his chest and said defiantly, "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Pride
A lifelong second tier professional tennis player, Vitas Gerulaitis often got to the semis or quarter-finals, but consistently lost to first tier players. He finally beat Jimmy Connors at the 1979 Masters Tournament. After the match the interviewer asked him what had been different this time. Gerulaitis stuck out his chest and said defiantly, "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."
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