Explore Quotes by John Mcenroe

The sting of losing is bad.

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

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

When I was 25, if you'd have said I was going to be a commentator, that would seem like, 'Oh, my God. That's a huge step down.'

I'm generally happy, although my kids and wife may sometimes argue with that.

Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.

I'd like to be the commissioner of tennis, but do I want to get into politics? Sometimes I have delusions of grandeur that that would be an interesting, good thing. I'm talking about actual politics, like being a congressman, but then I see how unbelievably nasty it really is, and maybe I'm not quite knowledgeable enough to actually do it.

I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'

The perception is I didn't get along with umpires, obviously, and I didn't, on the court. But off the court, we had a good vibe.

I had a harsh lesson in 1996, when I lost four times to Andres Gomez on clay.

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.

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

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.

There's a certain beauty and majesty to Wimbledon. The elegance, the way the grass looks on TV.

My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches.

It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.

There was a line call that didn't look so great. I went ballistic. Called the umpire a jerk. Whacked a ball into the stands. Then smacked a soda can with my racket, and got soda all over the King of Sweden, who was sitting in the front row.

When I came on the tour, I thought, 'Why don't they treat tennis players the same way they look at football players?' Because I've got news for you: when they are on the pitch, they are not saying, 'Hello, how are you?' out there.

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

I like to be close to water and the ocean, particularly. I love to get out and body surf. I like mountain biking, too.

I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change.