John McEnroe Quotes
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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 was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.
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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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What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.
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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 went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended.
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Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
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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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Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.
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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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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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Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.
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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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I can tell you from experience that when you get that pent-up and crazed, it can be distracting.
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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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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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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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It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.
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To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.
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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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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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Jack Nicholson didn't get anything until he was in his thirties. You have to persevere and put yourself in positions, and sooner or later, you will break through.
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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.