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Serious: The Autobiography

by John McEnroe

3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 · rating details · 1,572 ratings · 122 reviews

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Published June 5th 2003 by Sphere; New Ed edition (first published 2002)

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Aug 21, 2012 Holly Cline rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Let's just say this is worth the read if you like tennis and/or John McEnroe. If not, it probably won't hold your interest. I appreciated that James Kaplan let John's voice shine through. Some of the extra exclamation points and short phrasing may not be very sophisticated as a writing style, but it sounds like John. So many autobiographies of celebrities lose that in trying to clean up the writing.

This book doesn't delve super deep into John's personal life. It's not some tell all, but I don't ...more

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Jul 12, 2013 Mikey B. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The McEnroe-Borg-Connors years were the apex of tennis viewing. These three very different individuals brought tennis to a much larger viewing audience. Their games and rivalries have – in my opinion – never been matched since. Men’s tennis has become too power-serve oriented – at least Women’s tennis has more rallies and somehow the shorter games can make for an interesting match.

As you would expect from a super-star and a number-one ranked player, Mr. McEnroe comes off as very self-centred – t The McEnroe-Borg-Connors years were the apex of tennis viewing. These three very different individuals brought tennis to a much larger viewing audience. Their games and rivalries have – in my opinion – never been matched since. Men’s tennis has become too power-serve oriented – at least Women’s tennis has more rallies and somehow the shorter games can make for an interesting match.

As you would expect from a super-star and a number-one ranked player, Mr. McEnroe comes off as very self-centred – there are all manner of justifications in this book for his many temper tantrums and outspokenness on the tennis court. He does dwell on his inner feelings – he has never gotten over his loss to Ivan Lendl in the French Open Final – a Grand Slam event he never won. And surprisingly, in the same way that Borg never got over losing to McEnroe at the 1980 U.S. Open, McEnroe never quite got over Borg’s total withdrawal from the game after 1981. He missed his adversary and fell into the doldrums. He describes difficulties after that in getting motivated for matches.

As much as John explores his inner feelings, he does come off as someone incapable of viewing the world from another individual’s perspective. He becomes irate in the late 1980’s when Steffi Graff pulls out of a doubles competition with him in Wimbledon – without realizing that doubles competition is a very poor cousin to singles competition – can anyone remember who won a doubles competition at a Grand Slam event? Also Mr. McEnroe himself either withdrew or deliberately “choked” in several matches due to his tennis “depression”. He does not seem to realize that his several vicious tirades against umpires and fans (plus breaking tennis rackets) will make some people think rather less of him.

Mr. McEnroe is honest about himself in this book. For my taste there is too much on wives, ex-wives and girlfriends. Little is said about women’s tennis – Navaratilova is hardly mentioned, Chris Evert not at all.

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Aug 19, 2015 Paul Pessolano rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

“You Cannot Be Serious” by John McEnroe with James Kaplan, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons.

Category – Autobiography Publication Date – June 10, 2002.

John McEnroe can arguably be considered the best tennis player of all time. He is also considered the bad boy of tennis for his considerable outbursts on the court. Say what you will but the sport of tennis has missed him and will never be the same without him. McEnroe dominated the tennis courts throughout the 1980’s. During this time he was able t ...more

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Feb 22, 2014 Sean Peters rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Maybe I am a little bias in my opinion of McEnroe, as I have met him twice at Wimbledon, and he is Not a nice person, well unless their are cameras on him !

His book although interesting from a tennis point of view, showed to me he is not a sincere person.

Found the book a little hard work.

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Sep 15, 2015 John Boettcher rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was a mixed bag for me. I like Johnny Mac, especially when he is behind the mic. I don't especially care for his version of tennis, even though I love serve and vollyers. But I digress.

Everyone knows at this point that JM is an in your face sort of guy, he was hugely successful for a very long time and did things that alot of players didn't do, and pretty much worked his way up from nothing to being one of the most iconic figures in tennis, still even today. At the majors, players STI ...more

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May 22, 2014 Giles Knight rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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John McEnroe's serious starts on what has to be a very serious note indeed; in his Central Park New York apartment during 9-11 and I found I was thus gripped from the start.

You might imagine that a book on the life of a professional sportsman which starts in such fashion may be more a human story than the story of the sport and you'd be right.

McEnroe writes about his childhood and his father moving between jobs and succeeding in the American dream. He talks about early tennis clubs and early com ...more

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Jun 03, 2015 David rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Johnny Mac!
Sort of... Not really. No, I take it back. Totally.
Either he`s a very persuasive man or his ghost writer is great. I`m going to look that up right now.
And I`m back and now that I`ve read about James Kaplan I feel vindicated.
I want to believe Mac wrote any of this book but what I think happened was he probably just spoke and Kaplan made it happen.
I love tennis and this book is as good as Agassi`s but I like Agassi more and I remember him. He was my era so I just dig him more.
However, M ...more

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Jul 24, 2014 Cathy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As a lifelong fan of tennis I was looking forward to this book very much. While it was interesting to hear Mr. McEnroe's story in his own words, I felt like he was VERY selective with regard to what he chose to discuss. He was so brutally honest about all matters tennis and yet offered very little about his personal life. His marriage to Tatum O'Neal was barely even mentioned, which is surprising considering that they had 3 children together. I believe that if you are going to write an autobiogr ...more

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Feb 07, 2015 Vicki rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book very much. It gives great insights into the world of the tennis professional showing that the mental game is nearly more important than the stroke play.
I had just read Open, Agassi's biography, and Serious is not nearly as well written but then does sound authentically John McEnroe.
I appreciated that he didn't feel the need to fill the book with expletives. He was successful in giving the gist of his outbursts without having to litter the page with swear words.
I feel he re ...more

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Jul 27, 2008 Gary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

interesting to read that his father once walked onto the court and asked the umpire to disqualify his son for bad behaviour

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Aug 18, 2007 Megan rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love me some Johnny Mac but this book was unreadable.

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May 05, 2014 Jean Book Worm rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book really kept me captivated and focused because of Mcenroe's honesty. He really gives out a lot of information of incidents in his life and it really makes you realize the kind of person he actually is. Hot tempered, stubborn and ambitious were three words that described him.
Personally, I never was a big fan of Mcenroe due to his attitude I've seen on television. However, I got an insight to his life and came to an understanding for his life.

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May 12, 2010 Ice rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In his new role as TV commentator (and in his short-lived run as Davis Cup captain) McEnroe has tried to make the unlikely switch from tennis enfant terrible to tennis elder statesman. Judging by the welcome he has received from both the cognoscenti and the American public, it has been a largely successful transition.

This memoir of growing up (or not growing up) on the men's tour tracks the same course. Unfortunately, when shifted to the page, the reinvention produces a much more muddled result. In his new role as TV commentator (and in his short-lived run as Davis Cup captain) McEnroe has tried to make the unlikely switch from tennis enfant terrible to tennis elder statesman. Judging by the welcome he has received from both the cognoscenti and the American public, it has been a largely successful transition.

This memoir of growing up (or not growing up) on the men's tour tracks the same course. Unfortunately, when shifted to the page, the reinvention produces a much more muddled result. All of the career highlights and lowlights are here his idolization of Borg, his seminal matches with Connors and at Davis Cup, his clashes with the British press at Wimbledon, his romantic perambulations. But while appealingly self-aware ("For me, the relief of not losing has always been just as strong as, if not stronger than, the joy of winning") and consistently honorable, the effort feels a little dull. McEnroe's sincere pronouncements lack the cojones that might have made the book entertaining, and yet for all his openness, he engages in too much self-justification to seem truly vulnerable or poignant.

The book grew out of a profile Kaplan wrote for the New Yorker two summers ago. That piece managed to present McEnroe as affable without diluting what is essentially brash and true about the star, and one wishes a little more of that boldness would have crept in here. For McEnroe, the persona hinted at in public remains more interesting and complicated than the person he gives us in this book. While the champion would no doubt argue, it appears that he has hit this one a little wide.

John McEnroe was just an eighteen-year-old amateur from Queens when he stunned the tennis world by making it to the Wimbledon semifinals in 1977. He turned pro the following year after winning the NCAA singles title; three years later, he was ranked number one in the world. McEnroe dominated tennis in the eighties, winning three Wimbledon and four U.S. Open titles. His 1980 Wimbledon final match with Bjorn Borg is considered by many tennis experts to be the best match ever.

You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, a no-holds-barred examination of contemporary tennis, his championship seasons, his cantankerous on-court behavior, his marriage to Tatum O'Neal, his current roles as a devoted father, husband to pop star Patty Smyth, senior tennis tour player, and controversial television commentator, and much more. ...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Chris Salisbury added it · review of another edition

This book is an autobiography about one of the best tenis players of all time, John macenroe. This book surprised me with it's honesty. Like many biographies, I am astounded at the detail with which people can look back and remember their lives. This one was education about the history of tennis in my lifetime, and it involves tennis players I was familiar with in the 70s and 80s.Also in this book Macenroe talks a lot about his truobles and his anger issues on the court. I loved when he talked a ...more

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Aug 25, 2015 Sandra Danby rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I’ve always had mixed feelings about John McEnroe. He’s a real Marmite personality for me, love him, hate him. I love his tennis, I hate his teenage antics, his arrogance, his language. But as he has matured, he’s grown on me. I’ve been lucky enough to see him play both as a youngster [queuing up as a student in the late ‘70s in those long lines outside the AELTC in Wimbledon at dawn] and in recent years as a senior on the Champions Tour, playing in the beautiful surroundings of the Royal Albert ...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Paul Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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by John McEnroe with James Kaplan, published in 2002.

This autobiography of John McEnroe is titled after one of his famous outbursts on the tennis court. And yes, if you didn’t already know John was one of the all time best tennis players ever in the early eighties.

I’ve read where other reviews of this book which say he skims the surface of his life, never really digging deep down to reveal himself. I think I disagree with that. I mean how much do you really want to know?

He gives plenty of insigh by John McEnroe with James Kaplan, published in 2002.

This autobiography of John McEnroe is titled after one of his famous outbursts on the tennis court. And yes, if you didn’t already know John was one of the all time best tennis players ever in the early eighties.

I’ve read where other reviews of this book which say he skims the surface of his life, never really digging deep down to reveal himself. I think I disagree with that. I mean how much do you really want to know?

He gives plenty of insight into his behavior on and off the court and in my reading through it, john just seems a bit screwed up and private - but wouldn’t you be after rocketing into stardom before you were twenty then slowly riding the crest downward?

I found it a pretty satisfying journey through his early years right on through to his dreams of becoming a rock star (not gonna happen), and his love of art and opening his own gallery in New York. Still, he is a passionate man, and I followed his entire career from 1977 on through to his retirement in 1992 and still keep an eye on him in the seniors tour today.

I was even a security guard at the player’s lounge in 1986 at the Canadian open and watched him walk in (looking at nobody and moving quickly) then taking a seat. Hanging about a while then walking out again (still looking at nobody and moving quickly). He was an enigma, but one hell of a good tennis player.

He lost to Seguso in the third round of the Canadian open while I was working lounge security. I watched that match whenever I had a break, and couldn’t believe my eyes. Mac was struggling, hitting balls out, playing like absolute crap. With my 6.0 ranking at the time, hell, I may have been able to give him a run . . . yes, delusions of grandeur.

It was interesting, to me, to find out his relationship with Tatum was going to hell around that time and it’s no wonder he didn’t want to look at anybody. I didn’t dare ask him for an autograph - yeah, he was that cold.

Still, if you followed his tennis like I did, you will find this a fascinating read. If you weren’t into tennis back then you will most likely find this a bit on the dull side not knowing the names of the day, the matches he won or blew, his relationships with Borg and Conners, etc.

So, my verdict is - if you saw the matches back then and you liked Mr. McEnroe’s tennis - pick if up and relive the incredible journey. If not - well, just pick up his two Wimbledon Finals (1980 and 1981) against Borg and enjoy true tennis talent. ...more

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Dec 08, 2009 Raghu rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the autobiography of John McEnroe, the tennis superstar of the late 1970s and early 1980s. McEnroe was the sublime, unorthodox genius with his tennis racket. He was also the most artistic player I have ever watched play the game to be at no.1. There are many other artistic players of the game but they hardly even get into the top 10. But McEnroe had no weaknesses in his game and had a fierce will to win and he made it to the top without losing any of his artistry along the way. That is w This is the autobiography of John McEnroe, the tennis superstar of the late 1970s and early 1980s. McEnroe was the sublime, unorthodox genius with his tennis racket. He was also the most artistic player I have ever watched play the game to be at no.1. There are many other artistic players of the game but they hardly even get into the top 10. But McEnroe had no weaknesses in his game and had a fierce will to win and he made it to the top without losing any of his artistry along the way. That is what, I think, makes him one of the game's best ever.
John McEnroe also was atrocious in his behavior on court and he was hounded out of the Australian Open by his own foul mouth. The rules of the game in the 1980s allowed him to behave badly time after time. Today, he wouldn't get to finish any of his matches if he goes on as he did then. He, along with Jimmy Connors gave the US a bad name as far as its tennis players were concerned.
McEnroe emerges as an honest and funny and self-deprecating human being in this autobio. He concedes his weaknesses and is quite straight-talking about his personal life, including his marriage to Tatum O'Neill and their many troubles and eventual divorce. Basically, McEnroe emerges as a guy whose heart is with his working-class roots and its honesty. He is quite likeable as he writes about how he was a'jerk' in his teens with girls. It is also interesting to note that he was quite friendly with Bjorn Borg even during their hey-days of rivalry. McEnroe hung out quite a bit with Vitas Gerulaitis and Borg and they partied a lot together even though he concedes that he is no match for Vitas and Bjorn when it comes to girls or all-night parties. The image in the eighties was that Borg wasn't close to anyone other than Vitas. McEnroe does not have too many nice things to say about Jimmy Connors. There was also the incident with Steffi Graf who tells John that it was her dream to play mixed doubles with him. John agrees and plays with her during the Wimbledon in 2000(?) and they reach the finals. Then Steffi pulls the plug on him by saying that she wants to focus on her singles final and forfeits the mixed doubles match.
McEnroe's life with Tatum O'Neill was mixed but he seems to have eventually found his peace and happiness with Patty. He is also very proud of his parents and younger brothers. It is touching how he always refers to Patrick McEnroe as his 'baby' brother even after Patrick was in his late 20s!
One of the things that emerges from the book is that he has not come to terms with his defeats on the court on big occassions like the 1984 French Open final. He is grudging in conceding his defeat and often gives some excuses. I suppose it is because he hates to lose, especially to Lendl or Connors. He seems to be a lot more generous when it comes to his buddy Bjorn Borg.
The book is a good read and for tennis fans who watched him play, it is a breeze like his game itself. ...more

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Oct 31, 2013 Vishal rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Serious, by John McEnroe, was one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. Throughout my days, I have read many autobiographies; however, none of the books revealed as many as details as Serious. John McEnroe starts the book with himself dropping off his children to school in New York. Then, he has a flashback that goes in a very clear, chronological order. The flashback begins with his childhood and how he grew up around tennis in his life. Playing at a young age in the city of Queens, New ...more

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Jun 03, 2011 Dawn Buffham-Bates rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Having been born the year Mr McEnroe hit the tennis scene, I vaguely remember his outbursts on court being repeated in the playground at school. I love tennis, watching it that is not playing it; well not seriously anyway!

Reading Mr McEnroe's auto biography about his rise to fame and fortune, having grown up in the district of Queens, near to Flushing Meadows, a great place to be for a head start in the world of tennis. Throughout the book McEnroe talks mostly about his tennis, and you begin to Having been born the year Mr McEnroe hit the tennis scene, I vaguely remember his outbursts on court being repeated in the playground at school. I love tennis, watching it that is not playing it; well not seriously anyway!

Reading Mr McEnroe's auto biography about his rise to fame and fortune, having grown up in the district of Queens, near to Flushing Meadows, a great place to be for a head start in the world of tennis. Throughout the book McEnroe talks mostly about his tennis, and you begin to realise that although there are many sides to everyone, tennis really has been the main focus of his life. But then you have to think, and then realise, to be number one of anything, especially sports in the USA, you have to focus ALL your attentions on your career.

The way he writes is as matter of fact as the way he played tennis and the way he now commentates on the games of others. Reading about the ups and downs of his life, and the loneliness of being a sports superstar in an individual sport, I began to love the fact that he would explode on the court. He showed his human side. He showed his passionate side, and what's life worth if there is little or no passion?

Mr McEnroe comes across as a very private person in many ways, was this something he learnt from his parents and cemented as he rose up through the ranks of the tennis world? Or simply the need to be private as much as possible so he could focus as much as possible on the game itself.

The thing that I loved most about this book was the willingness to share his respect for his colleagues, such as Bjorn Borg, and his ability to acknowledge his own mistakes. Takes humility on both fronts. His love of his family and the respect his shows them in this book is heart warming.

A really good read until the end... it just ended! The only indication it was going to end was the fact I was running out of pages.. which is a shame, but I guess it leaves the opportunity to write another book from where he left off; and I really hope he does.

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Dec 18, 2012 Lucy Montgomery rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am working through a number of tennis autobiographies and found John McEnroe's You Cannot Be Serious one of the most entertaining. I always liked him as a player and believe he is by far the best TV tennis commentator.
His book is like a long conversation -- fairly succinct and introspective, but without any instances of TMI (unlike some other player books). The reader can certainly hear McEnroe's voice, with both the ego and self-deprication. He acknowledges his failings and regrets but witho ...more

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Aug 09, 2013 David Kopec rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Honest and Entertaining

The greatest asset of Mr. McEnroe's autobiography is the author's (sometimes brutal) honesty regarding both himself and the characters/events surrounding his rise to fame. Sure, it is clear at times that McEnroe is concealing some juicy details about his personal life, but it is not fair to expect admissions about everything! What McEnroe does share proves to be very revealing about both the pro-tennis tour and his celebrity lifestyle.

Ultimately this book will appeal to fa ...more

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Sep 18, 2009 ♥ Marlene♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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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 ...more

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Nov 24, 2013 Caitlin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

John McEnroe's autobiography is an entertaining and insightful look into the life of one of the most greatest tennis players of all time. I don't know much about tennis, so I probably did not fully appreciate all of the descriptions of his matches and the struggle he had to get to and stay on top in such a competitive world. But I did appreciate how honest he was about what was going on inside his head and behind the scenes during the course of his career. There were times that I felt he was a b ...more

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May 05, 2015 Conor O'mahony rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Best autobiography I have read in yeas. I had thought McEnroe and Connors hated each other and that Borg and McEnroe had nothing in common off the court. I was wrong. Really interesting and honest account of tennis in the golden era before Federer, Nadal and Djokovic took it to the highest level.

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Dec 29, 2013 Jaycob rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was pretty psyched to read about John McEnroe playing on some of the same tennis courts I played on in high school. But enough about that.

You either hate Johnny Mac or you love him. I'm in the love him camp. I've always enjoyed hearing what he has to say, even when I disagree with it. His book won't change any opinions on him, but it's a fun read if you're a fan. It's mostly behind the scenes stories through his life and career, but nothing too gossipy. He's fairly respectful of those involved ...more

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Dec 26, 2010 Jim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An easy read and an enjoyable one when you can remember a lot of what McEnroe is talking about. The Wimbledon finals with Borg, Britain in the eighties, what it is to be a hot headed American Superbrat! I wish he'd dished the dirt a bit more though - what was Vitas and Bjorn getting up to with their groupies, for instance? Saying that, his book was a bit more straighttalking than most - not many would call Madonna the most career driven women he'd ever met. He also comes across as quite a decent ...more

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Sep 20, 2013 Vishal rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As an avid tennis fan and athlete, I could really understand the meanings of this book.John McEnroe is one of my my favorite tennis players of all times The book was highly interesting detailing each and every part of his life. The book started off with a great flashback all the way to McEnroe's early years. The book continued at the elderly years of his McEnroe's life. While the book taught valuable insight on McEnroe's thoughts and advice, it also taught me the history of tennis in the 1970's ...more

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Jul 07, 2009 Jeff rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My favorite athlete of all-time is Bjorn Borg. Since he's never written an auto-biography, this is the closest I've come since McEnroe was his rival. I actually really enjoyed this book. A very honest book of a guy searching for something. The best line of the book was, "Here I was, the number one tennis player in the world and I couldn't figure out why I was so empty inside." McEnroe goes on to say later that organized religion is a sham and that if there is a God, then God must be dumb, blind ...more

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Dec 20, 2014 Rena Sherwood rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This went around the homeless community I lived in at Bath, UK. It sure helped take my mind off of being homeless! Thanks, McEnroe.

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May 03, 2014 Parvathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

He sure was a brat. A bit dated with hardly any surprises. But an interesting read for any tennis fan who watched the Borg-McEnroe matches.

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