Bobby Riggs Quotes


The second-worst thing in the world is betting on a golf game and losing. The worst is not betting at all.


Citations

LeCompte, Tom. The Last Sure Thing: The Life & Times of Bobby Riggs. Black Squirrel Publishing, 2003.

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Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs
  • Born: February 25, 1918
  • Died: October 25, 1995
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Robert Larimore Riggs was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 or the World co-No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1939, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941.