Posted on 05/02/2013 3:34:44 PM PDT by drewh
Tennis great Jimmy Connors hints his former fiancée, America’s on-court sweetheart Chris Evert, got pregnant and then had an abortion as they became the biggest stars and the most popular couple in the sport.
The bad boy of tennis reveals in his new memoir, “The Outsider,” that just weeks before their planned wedding in 1974, “An issue had arisen as a result of youthful passion, and a decision had to be made as a couple,” Connors writes.
“Chrissie called to say she was coming out to LA to take care of the ‘issue.’ I was perfectly happy to let nature take its course and accept responsibility for what was to come
While Connors was 22 at the time, Evert was 19, and raised in a Catholic home. He wrote, “Chrissie, however, had already made up her mind that the timing was bad and too much was riding on her future. She asked me to handle the details.”
He said he responded, “Well, thanks for letting me know. Since I don’t have any say in the matter, then I guess I am just here to help.”
The situation directly led to the end of their relationship, he continues, and he found himself thinking he wasn’t ready to be married. “It was a horrible feeling, but I knew it was over. Getting married wasn’t going to be good for either of us.”
Connors recounts how he told her they were still young and should “take a step back.” He said she responded coldly, “OK, if that’s what you think. I’ve got a match tomorrow. Not a problem.”
He concluded that despite the fact they had battled to stay together, the problem was they were both rising stars “Can two No. 1’s exist in the same family?”
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
It’s a memoir. I’d say having his child aborted is a part of his story.
Why... except the obvious explanation that he's not only a vindictive p!!!k, but a vindictive old p!!!k to boot.
I’m sure Obama will be publicly congratulating her for her courage.
Jimmy sure was entertaining to watch... Jimmy Connors amazing rally-91 U.S. Open http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AuBGmLw1ZY
Hmm..., I wonder if Chris Evert waited until the latter part of her third trimester and went to Kermit Gosnell for the abortion?
I remember that 91 tournament and how much I was rooting for Connors in that one...probably the last time I even cared about tennis.
CC
Her and Norman are divorced already.
Guy’s lucky he dumped that psycho chick.
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi turned out pretty well.
Did Jimmy say he was gay? I thought it was an autobiography.
I guess I will not read the book, much less buy it.
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Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi turned out pretty well.
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They sure did...Agassi had to do a lot of old fashioned “courting” to manage to win her over. Great couple!
Happen to know a woman who played pro tennis in Evert’s era. Said she was an undeniable bitch, had few friends in the sport, had a mouth like a sailor, and everyone steered clear of her if they were smart.
So she sacrificed her child to the Tennis God, Moloch.
At the time, an abortion in the military cost about
$6.00 for a dependent.
Jimmy reads the ref the riot act on camera during that 1991 match but never swears and shakes his hand afterwords.
Connors was my favorite, couldn’t stand McEnroe. His matches with Borg were always classics.
A lady doesn’t murder her child.
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