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The older I get, the better I used to be.

~John Mcenroe

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What I've realised is that you can run miles, jump on a bike, lift weights, and all that other garbage, but the bottom line is that you get in tennis shape by playing tennis. You build the right muscles, and I don't believe people can do it as successfully any other way.

~John Mcenroe

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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.

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I don't really know why I started playing as a kid, but I grew up in Queens, New York, not too far from Forest Hills, where they played the U.S. Open in those days. I even got to be a ball boy there. Also, there was a tennis court just a block away from our house, and I'd hang out down there.

~John Mcenroe

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I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.

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Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

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I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York.

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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.

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

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: February 16th, 1959

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