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Loading... You Cannot Be Serious (original 2002; edition 2003)by John McEnroe
Work InformationYou Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe (2002)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. If you're a tennis fan like myself, you'll really enjoy hearing about all his classic matches. If not, maybe not so much. ( ) September 17. Just finished it and I really enjoyed reading about all the tennis players back in the days. I was always rooting for McEnroe while my mom wanted Borg to win. Never was a fan of Ivan Lendl. Interesting read. He is not as mean about Tatum as she was about him in her book. I do think reading this what a miserable sod is this guy. He appears to be never happy. Not when he won, not when he was married. I wanted to read more about his life with Tatum, about his own drug use, and hers!. It was all superficial and that is why I prefer biographies instead of autobiographies. I do give it an 8 just because I like to read the stories of back in the days. Hope there is another book about him not written by McEnroe. Oh and by the way, what a jealous guy he is. He does not even want his own brother to win? geez. And every time he lost he had an excuse, fog, referee, Connors, etcetera. Excellent and insightful autobiography by John McEnroe. This follows McEnroe's tennis career and life beyond in pretty good detail. No doubt it's biased, but being a McEnroe fan, I didn't mind. He does not paint himself a picture of perfection and instead offers up some introspective thoughts on who he is, events that shaped him, and what has been his life. McEnroe comes off as extremely intelligent and thoughtful, both traits I like in a person and a book. There is something for everyone in this book, whether you be a tennis fan, parent, or simply curious about the man behind the rants. His top 10 changes for tennis, at the back of the book, are great as well. I wish the powers that be in tennis would take heed. An interesting insight into the great tennis player's background and mental processes. Although I am generally sympathetic towards him and regard him now as an outstanding commentator, the book is in places a bit overly defensive and self-justificatory, e.g. he still cannot seem to accept he might ever have been wrong about a linecall. no reviews | add a review
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John McEnroe enjoyed tremendous success at all levels of tennis and owns 77 career singles titles, including 7 Grand Slams. He joined the circuit in 1978 and it took him only three years to attain the No. 1 ranking. The 1980 Wimbledon final, between McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, is considered by many tennis experts to be the best match ever, a five-set thriller which McEnroe avenged the following year for his first Wimbledon title. In doubles, McEnroe is recognised as the best player of all time. He was ranked No. 1 for a record 257 weeks and captured a total of 74 titles, including eight Grand Slams. No library descriptions found. |
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