John McEnroe Quotes
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Of course for your main rivals, you're going to get extra motivated for it, particularly if you haven't played him for a long time.
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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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I am finicky about making sure my sneakers are pretty tight. It is almost like a superstition for me.
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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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It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.
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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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I would not have an event before the majors. I would build them up. It very rarely happens that a player plays the week before, wins the event, and then goes on to win the slam.
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What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.
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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 can tell you from experience that when you get that pent-up and crazed, it can be distracting.
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Sitting there clapping and smiling... it's difficult. You're like, 'Don't worry about it, you just double faulted, you just played a really dumb point. Keep positive.' Then more clapping. That would annoy me as a player.
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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 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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Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.
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Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.
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London is great, but New York is the greatest city in the world.
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Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.
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Roland Garros is the only one of the four majors that is 15 days, and that is too long.
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When I was 15 and playing in Kalamazoo, I ran into a light pole on the side of the court and was knocked out for a little while - when I woke up, I was seeing stars!
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I got a lot of publicity, but it steamrolled. Event organizers weren't used to that kind of behavior, so later, they tightened the rules.
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You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part.
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To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.
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If you really want to get it more exciting, no linesmen. And have the players call their lines. That would make the game more exciting, I promise you. It would be awesome.
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I'm generally happy, although my kids and wife may sometimes argue with that.