Explore Quotes by John Mcenroe

This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.

The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose.

You can tell when someone has been on steroids A guy bulks up, has a new body and never gets tired...You see these guys or girls who come onto the tour talking about their new training programs and their diets where they eat this or that new thingbut they'll never tell you about the drugs they took.

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.

I am not a monster. I'm not all bad. Maybe 10 percent. I think I'm 90 percent good.

I have never seen someone point after point that just gives it everything.

I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.

Bush is an idiot and he's President, so anything's possible

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.

My greatest strength is that I have no weaknesses.

I believe there's only one autobiography you can do.

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

No one cares about the Davis Cup. How many people know I won five Davis Cups and seven majors, but that I rarely played the Australian Open?

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

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.

What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

I think it's the mark of a great player to be confident in tough situations.