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" When I was 15 and playing in Kalamazoo, I ran into a light pole on the side of the court and was knocked out for a little while - when I woke up, I was seeing stars! "

John McEnroe

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" I'm going to vote for Obama. I'm going for the change. "

" London is great, but New York is the greatest city in the world. "

" I was a Yankee fan until 1981. That was the year the Yankees were two up on the Dodgers and lost four straight. And George Steinbrenner apologized to the city. "

" I used to take pride if my kids were playing basketball, and I'd be there, and I wouldn't say anything. People were obviously expecting me to yell and scream at the ref and at them and everything. I wouldn't say anything. "

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" Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were. "

" 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. "

" If you really want to get it more exciting, no linesmen. And have the players call their lines. That would make the game more exciting, I promise you. It would be awesome. "

" I'll let the racket do the talking. "

" It's one thing if you live in London and you're rooting for Chelsea or you're in New York and you love the Giants or Jets and no matter who's on the team you're into it. It's different in tennis; you're sort of your own guy, so you have to reach out and grab a person in a different way. "

" You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him. "

" I don't think enough players channel the energy of the crowd. If it's done properly, and you don't let anger overwhelm and distract you, it's like a shot of adrenaline in the arm, and it gets the crowd pumped up. "

" I had a similar year back in 1984 when I felt like I couldn't lose. "

" My best tennis at my peak was when I played a lot of matches. "

" Do women golfers say they could go out and beat Tiger Woods? "

" When I came on the tour, I thought, 'Why don't they treat tennis players the same way they look at football players?' Because I've got news for you: when they are on the pitch, they are not saying, 'Hello, how are you?' out there. "

" I don't really know why I started playing as a kid, but I grew up in Queens, New York, not too far from Forest Hills, where they played the U.S. Open in those days. I even got to be a ball boy there. Also, there was a tennis court just a block away from our house, and I'd hang out down there. "

" I've seen tennis clubs close in Manhattan and garages put up in their place, and I'd sure like to be part of reversing that trend. "

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" I am finicky about making sure my sneakers are pretty tight. It is almost like a superstition for me. "

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" I went on safari in South Africa just after apartheid had ended. "

" I got a lot of publicity, but it steamrolled. Event organizers weren't used to that kind of behavior, so later, they tightened the rules. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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