John McEnroe Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.
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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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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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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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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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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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Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.
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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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You're asking too much of the women. They shouldn't be playing as many events as men. If tennis is best served by women playing events with men, so be it.
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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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I am finicky about making sure my sneakers are pretty tight. It is almost like a superstition for me.
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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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I'm generally happy, although my kids and wife may sometimes argue with that.
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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 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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Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.
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I went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended.
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No other athlete in any sport has ever had to go through what I have to.