John McEnroe Quotes About Tennis
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We all choke. Winners know how to handle choking better than losers.
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I'll let the racket do the talking.
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It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'.
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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.
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This [defeat] has taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is.
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He [Roger Federer] is the greatest natural talent in tennis I've ever seen. I love to watch the guy play, he's an awesome talent
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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.
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Tennis is a funny game; unbelievable highs and the lows are just as low.
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I am not a monster. I'm not all bad. Maybe 10 percent. I think I'm 90 percent good.
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I want to be remembered as a great player, but I guess it will be as a player who got angry on a tennis court.
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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.
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Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.
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That's one of the best sets I've seen him play, although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before.
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Let's hope his nerves will run through his veins.
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There's too much money and too many nice guys around.
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Equipment's the biggest change. And the guys have been getting bigger, stronger, more athletic - so the game has become more of a track meet instead of a tennis match, in a sense.
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Borg's won Wimbledon four straight times and out there he has just lost an 18-16 tie breaker. You'd think maybe once he'd let up and say forget it. But oh, no way.
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