How do you stay married to someone as intense as Jimmy Connors for 46 years? Patti’s answer is surprisingly simple: mutual respect and a lot of laughter. She once said in a rare interview that he’s the same person off the court—just with less racket-throwing. “He’s competitive about everything,” she joked. “Even who gets the last piece of toast.”
They live in Santa Barbara now. Quiet life. Lots of golf. And probably no screaming matches over double faults. I like to imagine they argue about something benign, like who forgot to buy milk. That’s real love, folks.
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Oh, she had her moment. In the late 1970s, Patti was a Bond girl—sort of. She appeared in the James Bond film Moonraker as a minor role. Yeah, she basically hung out with 007. How cool is that? She also modeled for top brands. But she walked away from it all to be with Jimmy. No regrets, she says.
Some people thought she was just a “tennis wife.” But let’s be real: marrying Jimmy Connors is like agreeing to live with a live grenade. You don’t do that unless you’re tough as nails. Patti McGuire is tough as nails. Just with really good hair.
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