Quotes from John McEnroe

I didn't get along with most of the players I played against, but the one guy I did get along with was my greatest rival, so it can be done.

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 can barely remember what I was like 36 years ago when I was 21 years old.

It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.

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.

The best way I knew how was to give 110% and want it more than them, and walk on the court and every moment of the match feel like it was the end of the world, in a sense. So that worked for me in a lot of ways. There were times that it hurt me, but for the most part, it helped me.

Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people.

Look at Becker and Djokovic. If you look at Novak's record since Boris has been there, it's been phenomenal.

I was always fighting the establishment, trying to run through brick walls.

It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed.

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.

We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game.

Be happy. If you're successful but unhappy, that's emptiness.

Let's hope his nerves will run through his veins.

I like to be close to water and the ocean, particularly. I love to get out and body surf. I like mountain biking, too.

They would go back and listen to my matches, and two days later, I'd be fined. Because no one heard it while it was being played, but they heard it on some mic behind the court. Is that the way it should be? I don't think so.

You can't give away points and games against someone like Murray. You're not going to make it to the top with that kind of effort.

Nadal is one of the great champions - a class act.

I don't take myself as seriously as I did when I was playing, and it works, and I think people see the self-deprecation in my commentary.

What made my matches against Borg and Connors interesting was, comparing it to boxing, it was like a puncher and a counter-puncher.

It's ironic - people used to want to suspend me and talk about how bad my behaviour was, but now they like it when I shout and scream.

There's always a concern when you play the week before a major. That's not the easiest time for a scheduler or a promoter, I would think.

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.

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