John McEnroe Quotes
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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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The sting of losing is bad.
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To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.
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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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What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.
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Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
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Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.
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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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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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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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I can tell you from experience that when you get that pent-up and crazed, it can be distracting.
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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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You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part.
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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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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'm generally happy, although my kids and wife may sometimes argue with that.
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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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If you're out there and things are going badly, are you going to cry or break down?
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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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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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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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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.