Explore Quotes by John Mcenroe

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.

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

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

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

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

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

I'm sure a lot of players say it, but winning is almost so you don't lose. The thrill of winning is not as great as the pain of losing.

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.

I happened to be one of those guys who doesn't play much golf.

If people do things without thinking them through, that rubs me up the wrong way.

When I was eight and a half, my parents moved to a part of Queens where there was a club nearby. We joined, and if you believe in someone up above, I think I was meant to play tennis.

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

I remember when I was younger taking more pride in Wimbledon than the French. That and the U.S. Open - they were the ones I wanted to win.

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

I won't admit to having a poster of Borg on my bedroom door. But I certainly found him to be someone who got me way more into tennis.

What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.

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.

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.

I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it.

They should be required to be in less events; there should be less events for the women. It seems it takes an actual meltdown on the court or women quitting the game altogether before they realize there's a need to change the schedule.