John McEnroe Quotes

American - Athlete Born: February 16, 1959

What I've realised is that you can run miles, jump on a bike, lift weights, and all that other garbage, but the bottom line is that you get in tennis shape by playing tennis. You build the right muscles, and I don't believe people can do it as successfully any other way.

Bike, Believe, People, You, Jump, Way

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

Success, Hate, People, Successful People

Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?

You, Problems, Other, Unemployed, Than

The good part of having six kids is, there's always one who wants to hug you and say, 'Daddy, I love you.'

Love, Good, I Love You, You, Always, Hug

You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part.

You, Get, Actor, Keep, Part, Auditions

The older I get, the better I used to be.

Better, Get, Used, Older

The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time.

Life, Learning, Best, Time, Me, Fun

I didn't get along with most of the players I played against, but the one guy I did get along with was my greatest rival, so it can be done.

Done, Get, Against, Guy, Players, Most

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.

Anger, Think, You, Energy, Enough, Done

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.

Me, People, Pride, Basketball, Say, Kids

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I'd love to see all the guys play their best because I think it's better for tennis.

Love, Best, Think, Better, Play, See

I'm a tell-it-like-it-is kind of person; I don't like being misled or someone not telling the truth. That upsets me.

Truth, Me, Someone, Person, Like, Kind

You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him.

Believe, Look, You, Basketball, Will

Things slow down, the ball seems a lot bigger and you feel like you have more time. Everything computes - you have options, but you always take the right one.

Time, You, Down, Feel, Slow, Always

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.

People, Three, More, Two, Most, Still

I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York.

Myself, Job, New York, Long, Energy, New

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.

Health, Competition, You, Bad, Sometimes

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.

Good, Me, Thought, Gym, Practice, Train

If you watch a guy go out on court and have a meltdown, you're not going to think, 'Oh my God, now I'm screwed.' Or you're not going to think, 'The umpire's going to give him calls because he's just told him he's an idiot or the pits of the world.'

God, Think, World, You, Idiot, Go

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

Best, Back, See, Wood, Why, Go

I was always fighting the establishment, trying to run through brick walls.

Fighting, Run, Trying, Always, Walls

I would have thought that a woman would have become president before a black man.

Woman, Man, Black, Thought, President

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

I Can, Remember, Like, Years, Old

I am finicky about making sure my sneakers are pretty tight. It is almost like a superstition for me.

I Am, Me, Sneakers, Pretty, Like, About

I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.

Focus, You, Lose, Always, Never, Your

They would go back and listen to my matches, and two days later, I'd be fined. Because no one heard it while it was being played, but they heard it on some mic behind the court. Is that the way it should be? I don't think so.

Think, Way, Back, Listen, Go, Some

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