John McEnroe Quotes
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I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it.
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The greatest compliment I ever got was when people called me an artist, and I understand that solo aspect of being an artist, when you're in there by yourself, trying to do something great, and people who don't even know you can come up and just dump on you.
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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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Sometimes you get hungrier when you taste it.
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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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I am someone who gets pretty worked up.
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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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The sting of losing is bad.
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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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I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it.
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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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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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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 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'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.
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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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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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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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There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about.
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London is great, but New York is the greatest city in the world.
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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 barely remember what I was like 36 years ago when I was 21 years old.
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I used to get two racquets a year. As you can imagine, they didn't last me too long.