200 Quotes by John McEnroe

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 won't admit to having a poster of Borg on my bedroom door. But I certainly found him to be someone who got me way more into tennis.

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.

I'm sure a lot of players say it, but winning is almost so you don't lose. The thrill of winning is not as great as the pain of losing.

If you're out there and things are going badly, are you going to cry or break down?

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

Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.

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.