John McEnroe Quotes
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I won't admit to having a poster of Borg on my bedroom door. But I certainly found him to be someone who got me way more into tennis.
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If you're out there and things are going badly, are you going to cry or break down?
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If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.
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You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him.
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Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.
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I am someone who gets pretty worked up.
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Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?
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What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.
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When I was eight and a half, my parents moved to a part of Queens where there was a club nearby. We joined, and if you believe in someone up above, I think I was meant to play tennis.
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I thought doubles was a good way for me to practice and get some reps in - I didn't like to train in the gym as much as players these days.
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I remember when I was younger taking more pride in Wimbledon than the French. That and the U.S. Open - they were the ones I wanted to win.
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Women have it better in tennis than any other sport, but you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of playing.
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No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open?
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I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.
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I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it.
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The best thing I ever did was when I was offered a million dollars to go play in South Africa and didn't take it. I was 21 years old, and part of it was like, 'Well, if they're offering me this obscene amount of money just to play one match, there must be something really wrong.'
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I went to play in Brazil when I had just turned 18 and was the world's top junior player. I got to the airport, and no one knew who I was. I couldn't speak any Portuguese, and no one spoke English. Then someone said something that resembled 'tennis,' and I went with that.
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The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'
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Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one.
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You can't give away points and games against someone like Murray. You're not going to make it to the top with that kind of effort.
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Sometimes my negativity worked to my advantage, and early in my career, it got me going. But you need to understand that you're not just fighting opponents, you're also fighting yourself.
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With commentating, I've had a chance to show the humorous side of my personality that I didn't use on the court. It's fun, and I don't take myself too seriously. I have good broadcast teams with me, but I'm not a huge stats guy. I think they post the numbers too quickly, and I'd rather let the match play out a bit first.
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I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.
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If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.