John McEnroe Quotes - Page 2

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• Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low.

  John McEnroe

  Games, Tennis, Lows

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• We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game.

  John McEnroe

  Sports, Games, People

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• He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent

  John McEnroe

  Natural Talent, Play, Tennis

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• I believe there's only one autobiography you can do.

  John McEnroe

  Believe, I Believe, Autobiography

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• I'd like to think I could have and should have won more, but that's not the point. And I was at the point where I was playing great tennis in the mid 80s - the type of tennis people hadn't seen before - and I was very proud of that.

  John McEnroe

  Thinking, Should Have, People

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• I havent seen a professional player come out of New York in over 20 years since my brother Patrick came out. Blake spent a few years in Harlem, but he moved to Connecticut when he was a kid.

  John McEnroe

  Brother, New York, Kids

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• If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.

  John McEnroe

  Numbers, Needs, Looks

  The New York Times, February 9, 1987.

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• The only thing championship about Wimbledon is its prestige.

  John McEnroe

  Wimbledon, Championship, Prestige

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• On a given day, Serena Williams could beat some players. I believe because she's so incredibly strong mentally that she could overcome some situations where players would choke 'cause she's been in it so many times, so many situations at Wimbledon, The U.S. Open, etc. But if she had to just play the circuit - the men's circuit - that would be an entirely different story.

  John McEnroe

  Strong, Believe, Player

  Source: ftw.usatoday.com

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• The 1980 Wimbledon final with Borg - that's the one I was most proud of to be part of. It's talked about as one of the best matches people have seen so that certainly elevated me in a lot of different ways, even though I came out second in that one.

  John McEnroe

  People, Different, Proud

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• Serena Williams best female player ever - no question.

  John McEnroe

  Player, Female

  Source: ftw.usatoday.com

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• To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.

  John McEnroe

  Senior, States, Tournaments

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• If you want to be a tennis player, then mould yourself on Roger Federer. I won three Wimbledon titles and I wish I could play like him.

  John McEnroe

  Player, Tennis, Wish

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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?

  John McEnroe

  People, Care, Cups

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• I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.

  John McEnroe

  Years, Felt, Loses

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• Equipment's the biggest change. And the guys have been getting bigger, stronger, more athletic - so the game has become more of a track meet instead of a tennis match, in a sense.

  John McEnroe

  Games, Track, Tennis

  "Why Does America Suck at Tennis?". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. August 29, 2011.

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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.

  John McEnroe

  Book, Names, Care

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• It would be a nice place if you took all the people out of the city.

  John McEnroe

  Nice, Cities, People

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• Let's hope his nerves will run through his veins.

  John McEnroe

  Running, Tennis, Nerves

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• There's too much money and too many nice guys around.

  John McEnroe

  Nice, Tennis, Guy

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