I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York. John McEnroe More Quotes by John McEnroe More Quotes From John McEnroe If Serena Williams played the men's circuit she'd be like 700 in the world. John McEnroe world This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is. John McEnroe taught tennis lessons I believe there's only one autobiography you can do. John McEnroe autobiography i-believe believe 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 games sports people 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 tennis play 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 The only thing championship about Wimbledon is its prestige. John McEnroe championship prestige wimbledon 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 proud different people Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low. John McEnroe tennis games lows Serena Williams best female player ever - no question. John McEnroe female player 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 tennis track games Be happy. If you're successful but unhappy, that's emptiness. John McEnroe unhappy successful happiness 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 should-have people thinking 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 care names book I am not a monster. I'm not all bad. Maybe 10 percent. I think I'm 90 percent good. John McEnroe tennis monsters thinking 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 looks needs It would be a nice place if you took all the people out of the city. John McEnroe nice cities people 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 player believe Let's hope his nerves will run through his veins. John McEnroe tennis nerves running 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 tennis player wish
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