Zitat des Tages von John McEnroe:
I happened to be one of those guys who doesn't play much golf.
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.
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 like John McCain, or he seems like a cool guy in a lot of ways. I don't agree with a lot of his policies, but he still seems like a cool guy.
I thought if I looked back and evaluated my life, it would help me in the future.
Do you have any problems, other than that you're unemployed, a moron, and a dork?
It's only human nature to want to know what you can do on your own or with someone else.
But these guys learn so fast now, they sort of soak up the information, they're fearless. Those are the guys who learn from their mistakes and come back strong the next 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.
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.
There's a certain beauty and majesty to Wimbledon. The elegance, the way the grass looks on TV.
I've seen tennis clubs close in Manhattan and garages put up in their place, and I'd sure like to be part of reversing that trend.
Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
Do women golfers say they could go out and beat Tiger Woods?
When I felt I was rejected by my first wife, and she said, 'Some day you will thank me for this,' you know what? I do. And so, sometimes it is darkest before the dawn. You can think it is bleak and you can't see. You never know.
The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.
When I walk out there on court, I become a maniac... Something comes over me, man.
I can't speak for other people, but I still hate losing. When I did lose, I found it easier to yell than to cry. Guys aren't supposed to cry, are they?
I would put tiebreakers in the fifth set, no question about it.
I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose.
London is great, but New York is the greatest city in the world.
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.
I went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended.
I would not have an event before the majors. I would build them up. It very rarely happens that a player plays the week before, wins the event, and then goes on to win the slam.
I just remember watching Federer the first year he won Wimbledon. He was struggling with his back problem. I remember it vividly. It looked like there was a chance he was not going to finish. He had that look in his eye. Then, somehow, he found the wherewithal to dig a little deeper, and suddenly he wins the thing, and he's a different player.
In general, people are administered drugs too readily.
I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.
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.
No other athlete in any sport has ever had to go through what I have to.
The older I get, the better I used to be.
I'm generally happy, although my kids and wife may sometimes argue with that.
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.
To be involved in a senior tournament back in the States is very satisfying.
One of the things I respected about Connors was that one second he would be spewing a four-letter word, the next second he would do something that had people falling off the aisles. Yet he never seemed to lose his concentration.
I am someone who gets pretty worked up.
I haven't 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.
