132 Famous Quotes By John McEnroe
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.
I don't take myself as seriously as I did when I was playing, and it works, and I think people see the self-deprecation in my commentary.
If you yell at your box, I'm not really sure it's something where it should be a penalty. It seems like you hurt yourself.
There's always a concern when you play the week before a major. That's not the easiest time for a scheduler or a promoter, I would think.
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.
In general, people are administered drugs too readily.
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.
If you look at the top 100 players, you would see that the great majority of them have had at least a couple of surgeries. That tells me that we have to protect the players.
I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it.
Do women golfers say they could go out and beat Tiger Woods?
I've seen tennis clubs close in Manhattan and garages put up in their place, and I'd sure like to be part of reversing that trend.
I had a harsh lesson in 1996, when I lost four times to Andres Gomez on clay.
I used to get two racquets a year. As you can imagine, they didn't last me too long.
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.
I can't speak for other people, but I still hate losing. When I did lose, I found it easier to yell than to cry. Guys aren't supposed to cry, are they?
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.
I was a Yankee fan until 1981. That was the year the Yankees were two up on the Dodgers and lost four straight. And George Steinbrenner apologized to the city.
I like John McCain, or he seems like a cool guy in a lot of ways. I don't agree with a lot of his policies, but he still seems like a cool guy.
I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.
Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.
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.
Kyrgios has got to look in the mirror if he wants to become a top player and win Grand Slams.
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.
I'm 56 years old. I like to get out on the court. I continue to try to play the best I can. Obviously, I'm nowhere near where I was when half this age. But I can still hit a pretty decent ball.
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.
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.
I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York.
Look at Becker and Djokovic. If you look at Novak's record since Boris has been there, it's been phenomenal.
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.
I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it.
