I got to string rackets for Jimmy at a Florida pro tournament in 1993 and ended up being his warmup partner three days that week and he could not have been more personable and polite. I’m just a regionally ranked semi-pro and he never made me feel bad for missing shots as I tried my best to give him a good warmup each day. A real gentleman. HUGE forehand!’
It seems as though Jimmy Arias was at one time poised to become #1 in the world and go on to be one of the greatest ever. At his peak in 1984, ranked #5, he was significantly younger than all of the guys ranked ahead of him, and Connors and McEnroe were well past their primes. What happened?
@@wendekozlow6133 I meant the question I posed in my comment, I.e., why didn't Jimmy remain at the top of pro tennis? Probably not something you'd want to ask him - I was joking, really. Actually, since posting that comment I heard him say in an interview that when he reached number 5 he was obsessed with tennis and with being the greatest ever, but then as he matured he became interested in other things and thus lacked the single-minded dedication that most people must have to stay at that level. He seemed comfortable with how his career went.
I got to string rackets for Jimmy at a Florida pro tournament in 1993 and ended up being his warmup partner three days that week and he could not have been more personable and polite. I’m just a regionally ranked semi-pro and he never made me feel bad for missing shots as I tried my best to give him a good warmup each day. A real gentleman. HUGE forehand!’
The first runner-up in the Brian Sipe look alike contest.
...and then this other kid named Andre Agassi came along in 1986....
It seems as though Jimmy Arias was at one time poised to become #1 in the world and go on to be one of the greatest ever. At his peak in 1984, ranked #5, he was significantly younger than all of the guys ranked ahead of him, and Connors and McEnroe were well past their primes. What happened?
Ur prolly not gonna believe me but he is my neighbor
@@wendekozlow6133 Really? Perfect! Can you ask him my question?
@@humanbeing2420 maybe, what is it? :)
@@wendekozlow6133 I meant the question I posed in my comment, I.e., why didn't Jimmy remain at the top of pro tennis? Probably not something you'd want to ask him - I was joking, really. Actually, since posting that comment I heard him say in an interview that when he reached number 5 he was obsessed with tennis and with being the greatest ever, but then as he matured he became interested in other things and thus lacked the single-minded dedication that most people must have to stay at that level. He seemed comfortable with how his career went.
He had no serve, no volley, and an average backhand.