John McEnroe Quotes

You have to play your 'A' game in every single match and that's a good thing.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

Every play I give max effort because it can make the game.

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

You can never take your foot off the gas pedal. You have to play the right way at both ends.

That's what I want to do, to go out and perform back to the levels I know I'm capable of, the levels you can produce with consistent games and to win football matches.

As I always say - you have no feelings when you are on the pitch. You are there to play, to give the best for your team.

People sometimes have a false view of track and field, that it's kind of soft and kind of friendly. And guys aren't necessarily laughing and joking, but everyone's just friendly and 'ha ha, he he.' I just came in and just was like, 'Nah, I don't know what y'all talking about, but every single time I step on the line, I'm trying to win.'

We always have great practices, and the competition is high, and the intensity is high; it's just about doing that now in a game and sustaining it for 48 minutes.

We players are very well aware that being a favourite won't win you a game, that your jersey won't win you a game.

Patience, discipline - giving everything on court... This is what I'm trying to bring in every single match.

I only had an A game... no matter where I was.

What's important to us is developing the habit of playing harder than our opponent every night.

You take it one game at a time because it's the most important game of the season.

We all have to go into the game and play hard, no days off, no possessions off and when we get a little lead don't get comfortable.

It is never the case that I will push myself more for the World Championships and play differently in a Super Series or vice-versa.

All the time, I said to my players, 'I don't care about the name on the badge or the name of the opponents.'

There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.

The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort.

We just have to get it going and play hard every time out.

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I want to wake up every day and feel that I'm training harder than my competitors, that I'm dieting harder, that I'm recovering better. That's what gives me confidence when I'm lining up on the blocks. I've never gone out to prove people wrong. I just want to be the best that I can possibly be.

Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit.

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.