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John McEnroe

John McEnroe

American Athlete

Born: Feb 16, 1959

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I can barely remember what I was like 36 years ago when I was 21 years old. John McEnroe

Remember Old Like Years Years Ago Barely

I've never seen a good tennis movie. They all were terrible. John McEnroe

Good Seen Never Tennis Terrible Were Movie

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. John McEnroe

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London is great, but New York is the greatest city in the world. John McEnroe

Great World City London New Greatest Greatest City York New York

I'd never left America until I was 18. John McEnroe

Never Until Left America

I don't think enough players channel the energy of the crowd. If it's done properly, and you don't let anger overwhelm and distract you, it's like a shot of adrenaline in the arm, and it gets the crowd pumped up. John McEnroe

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Nadal and Roger Federer have great respect for each other. I think Novak Djokovic gets under those two guys' skin a little bit, and maybe they don't want to admit it, and I think that's, in a way, healthy. John McEnroe

Roland Garros is the only one of the four majors that is 15 days, and that is too long. John McEnroe

Long Too Only Days Majors Four

Sometimes you get hungrier when you taste it. John McEnroe

You Sometimes Hungrier Get Taste

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. John McEnroe

The sting of losing is bad. John McEnroe

Losing Bad Sting

If you're out there and things are going badly, are you going to cry or break down? John McEnroe

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Why don't they go back to wood racquets? Then we would see the best tennis to be played. John McEnroe

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Nick Kyrgios, if you don't want to be a professional tennis player, do something else. John McEnroe

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I can't advocate people not liking each other. But... I'd prefer it. John McEnroe

People Other Liking Advocate Prefer Each

Look at Becker and Djokovic. If you look at Novak's record since Boris has been there, it's been phenomenal. John McEnroe

You Has-Been Record Since Look Been Novak Phenomenal

I used to take pride if my kids were playing basketball, and I'd be there, and I wouldn't say anything. People were obviously expecting me to yell and scream at the ref and at them and everything. I wouldn't say anything. John McEnroe

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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. John McEnroe

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