What was it about john mcenroe that made him the greatest tennis player and character in history?

Question

What was it about john mcenroe that made him the greatest tennis player and character in history?

Answer 1

won some good tournaments and was brillant to watch the abuse he use to give the ref and smashing up rackets brillant he was.legend

Answer 2

Well, he was a great tennis player.  He finally stopped Borg's winning run at Wimbledon (which made me sad, lol).  And his temper tantrums were something to behold.  I loved the way he used to mouth off at the Umpire and smash his racket on the ground.  Brilliant!

Answer 3

his temper and famous rants at umpires you "can not be serious"

Answer 4

He would go for every shot even though sometimes he would not be able to get it which made him great to watch. He could serve and volley beautifully and he could put the ball basicaly anywhere he wanted.

Answer 5

No Idea. Probably a grand slam win a really amazing shot.

Answer 6

His determination to be the loudest mouth at Wimbledon!

Answer 7

"Man, you cannot be serious!"

read the rest of the link lol

Answer 8

uh i dont think he was the greatest player in history. that goes to fed or sampras. but greatest character, yeah maybe.hes like andy roddick but more extreme. i would love andy to be even more crazy its sooo funny

Answer 9

i would not say he was the greatest tennis player in history but he was great to watch.I only used to watch him for the inevitable tantrums,great tv

Answer 10

I love John Mcenroe, he was a great player. And also got a lot of media attention for his behaviour on the court lol smashing raquets, shouting swearing!!! His famous saying ``you cannot be serious`` Players today are sooo proper on the courts hehe Its a bit of excitement they shouldnt be soo nice, goody two shoes they barely show much expression. For e.g Mikhail Youzhny spilling a lil blood on the court lol big deal. Could you imagine Rafa doing that, he`s always sooo serious never smiles and just concentrates lol I love when he pumps his fist n jumps in the air though :) s**y... also when he shouts VAMOS !!!

Vamos Rafa x*x

Answer 11

john McEnroe was the biggest jackass to ever walk onto a tennis court and thank god  the hawk eye system put his type of player intimidation to bed for good//// being a complete b******e on court was the only way he could win otherwise nobody would even know who he was////