John McEnroe Quotes
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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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If you look at the top 100 players, you would see that the great majority of them have had at least a couple of surgeries. That tells me that we have to protect the players.
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I am someone who gets pretty worked up.
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I'm sure a lot of players say it, but winning is almost so you don't lose. The thrill of winning is not as great as the pain of losing.
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I'd love to see all the guys play their best because I think it's better for tennis.
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I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it.
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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.
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I can't speak for other people, but I still hate losing. When I did lose, I found it easier to yell than to cry. Guys aren't supposed to cry, are they?
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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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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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I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it.
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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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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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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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Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.
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They should be required to be in less events; there should be less events for the women. It seems it takes an actual meltdown on the court or women quitting the game altogether before they realize there's a need to change the schedule.
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The perception is I didn't get along with umpires, obviously, and I didn't, on the court. But off the court, we had a good vibe.
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As I got older and started moving up the ranking, the matches got more important, and my emotions ratcheted up. I guess I hid my real feelings behind the anger.
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I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.
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Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
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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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You hit a wall at some stage when you don't want it so bad, but you don't know when that's going to be - as far as competition or as far as health is concerned. Sometimes it's just natural. You just taste it, and you want it so bad that you find other gears.
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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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What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.