If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.

After being mostly forgotten for many years he gained far more fame in 1973 at the age of 55 by challenge matches against two of the top female players in the world. Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs (February 25 1918 – October 25 1995) was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No.