John McEnroe Quotes

You can't love your team without hating another team.

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

People have the right to support who they want of course but I'm hoping in the future maybe they or their kids will become England fans and players.

I'm a huge Kentucky fan. So when there was a chance to do the John Wall dance, I went into character.

You may glory in a team triumphant... But you fall in love with a team in defeat.

I became a big Kings fan, and then later on my hometown of Ottawa got a team, so then I was very, very torn. I just love both of those teams very much.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

My interest is in the Wests Tigers. Nobody can support a team that is all the time on the bottom; that's a waste of time.

I would have to say that because I've lived in so many cities, by no means do I feel it's fair to call myself a 'fan' of any particular teams. I've lived in New York for a long time, and I did this movie about the Yankees called '*61.' I found out a lot about the Yankees during that time, so I love the Yankees, I've watched the Yankees.

I'm a Baltimore guy. I've always loved Baltimore and always will love Baltimore, but baseball is baseball, and when you're playing on the opposing team, you're going to get booed.

I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.

I love team environments, like the Celtics, the Bruins. I love going into the locker room and meeting these guys.

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

Whenever you can relate to the population of the team that you play for, I think it makes it that much more special.

We see the game as art as much as sport. That helped us nurture not only the game's traditions but to develop its mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.

I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love the colors. It's Michael Jordan's school!

The game is just, everybody talks about baseball, but I really think football probably has a little bit more American feeling than anything.

But the citizens of Cincinnati loved their Reds because they won, no matter what their addresses had been the year before. They rooted for the Old-English 'C' on the players' shirts.

I am and will always be a Laker for life.

When I am in my India jersey, I don't want to be looking glamorous.

Every week I look at Liverpool and hope they win.

I always supported England as a boy; I think it's great to support your national team.

There are definitely die-hard fans. That's one thing about people from Brooklyn: they're very loyal, die-hard, believe in their team.

Sports fans have an unbelievable ability at the end of the day, when the game comes on, to kind of put everything aside and watch the game.

There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center and wrestle for the Missouri Tigers. I miss that and I miss the stuff about college wrestling.