A biography for John McEnroehasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a tell-it-like-it-is kind of person; I don't like being misled or someone not telling the truth. That upsets me.”
“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.”
“When I was 15 and playing in Kalamazoo, I ran into a light pole on the side of the court and was knocked out for a little while - when I woke up, I was seeing stars!”
“It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.”
“I always got along with Borg, who was my greatest rival. People like to see me and Connors, me and Lendl, go at it. We didn't like each other.”
“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.”
“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 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.”
“Why don't they go back to wood racquets? Then we would see the best tennis to be played.”
“If you yell at your box, I'm not really sure it's something where it should be a penalty. It seems like you hurt yourself.”