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The best thing I ever did was when I was offered a million dollars to go play in South Africa and didn't take it. I was 21 years old, and part of it was like, 'Well, if they're offering me this obscene amount of money just to play one match, there must be something really wrong.'
— John McEnroe
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Believe it or not, I was a pretty shy youngster growing up.
— John McEnroe
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Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal.
— John McEnroe
Tags: think, city, parents, house
I remember when I was younger taking more pride in Wimbledon than the French. That and the U.S. Open - they were the ones I wanted to win.
— John McEnroe
Tags: more, pride, remember, win
The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.
— John McEnroe
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I didn't serve and volley until I got to Wimbledon in '77.
— John McEnroe
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