John McEnroe Respects Serena Williams But Stands By His Opinion

'But Seriously' author John McEnroe reflects on his latest controversial opinion that Serena Williams would lose to the No. 700 men's tennis player.
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[@chaosmos24]

There is nothing 'controversial' about McEnroe's opinion. If anything he was being generous.

[@Gizo02]

Agreed. For 8 years from 2007-2015 Serena hired a full time male hitting partner called Aleksandar 'Sascha' Bajin. His career high ATP ranking during his own playing career was 1149. And of course he could beat her and handle her serve way better than the any of her opponents on the WTA tour. It would have made no sense for her to hire a hitting partner than couldn't beat her. During her career the legendary Chris Evert won 90% of her professional matches and reached the semi-finals or better at 52 out of the 56 grand slams that she entered. But she couldn't beat her brother John who 'only' played collegiate level tennis in the US.

[@iakatat2]

Serenas Temper See, that’s just McEnroes charm lol

[@Yourmomanddadrbrotherandsister]

Men on average have 40% more upper body strength. Not a popular thing for him to say but probably accurate.

[@Yourmomanddadrbrotherandsister]

@Jay Morales Honestly I had this discussion at work about Rhonda Rousy. She could possibly get me in an arm bar or something like that because she's a black belt in jiu jitsu. But she wouldn't be able to physically man handle me like a man would with with the same skills.

[@rs6462]

She would be unranked.

[@Ianz505]

Alternate Title: Former number 1 tennis player makes educated guess, gets booed at by people who have never touched a racket

[@lumpystilskin5367]

I bet i can beat all of them 😂

[@truthslayernow6406]

@My - not a guess. It is the truth, it is the reality. Sissified western society, the media fail to acknowledge that.

[@joggingscissors632]

@@truthslayernow6406 'Sissified western society'? Which one? The most athletically competitive/dominant one? The one with the most powerful military in the world? The one with free speech and aggressive foreign policies? The one that always elects male presidents who talk tough and arrogantly defeated communism? The one with a police force that consistently and systemically abuses its power? You're right. We need to toughen up. Hahaha

[@georgygeorgiev8882]

@@joggingscissors632 I don't know if you are pretending to missunderstand the quote or you're just out of touch. Western society HAS become sissified, meaning - people try everything they can to hide their true thoughts and to speak of of a manual in order to be in tact with the politically correct environment. If you say something controvercial, you get in trouble. So most don't want to be honest and lie about obvious bialogical facts as "men are physically stronger than women". All those "arguments" about the US military, money and I guess the Cold war have nothing to do with it.

[@joggingscissors632]

@@georgygeorgiev8882 Ah, I see. Well, I don't think anyone would argue with that statement, nor would they be afraid to be honest about something so readily apparent and widely known to be true. Interesting that you chose such a mild, milquetoast example. It's almost as if you're hedging your bets, eh? 😉 In terms of PC impact on our language and the way in which we now communicate, I'd agree that there is a small, fringe element ('SJWs') that has overcorrected and is reactionary, childish, and self-serving. However, I wouldn't say that it's fair to extrapolate that in order to condemn society as a whole. For the most part, PC linguistic changes have been an improvement in how we label (or don't label) certain groups of historically oppressed people, including women. Wouldn't you agree?

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

McEnroe: engaging in honest dialogue. Colbert: engaging in double-speak to keep his job secure. Simple utter disgust for the hollywood elites.

[@pubudusenanayake6724]

Lol ok ... calm your tits mate ...

[@blackandyellowfreak8]

Lmao in what way is Colbert hollywood you utter bellend

[@daniellee2906]

i would like but its at 69 likes

[@malgus1212]

@@blackandyellowfreak8 colbert is a total leftist hlywood puppet clown.

[@WampaReacts]

@@malgus1212 What's he gonna do if Trump leaves office? Oh no...he and the rest of Hollywood are gonna have to write again.

[@DonaldBlake287]

This whole situation was ridiculous. You ask an expert and former professional his opinion and then get mad at him and think you know better than him when he gives an answer you don't like. Childish beyond belief.

[@asmartbajan]

The behavior of the CBS hosts here was beyond childish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2HZqGN3fdidfK8

[@LearnMusclescom]

Who got mad? Certainly not Colbert. He enjoyed roasting McEnroe for the controversy by those who are being, how to put this, perhaps too politically correct. :) Colbert was brilliant!

[@SwedishBlouse]

"Federer told Jason Gay for the WSJ Magazine that, to him, Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, man or woman. Federer contrasted their rises to stardom. "It's been fascinating to watch," Federer told Gay. "She had a totally different upbringing - I came up through Switzerland with the federation, she did it with her dad and her sister. It's an amazing story unto itself - and then she became one of the greatest, if not the greatest tennis player of all time." Gay asked Federer whether he meant the greatest player ever or the greatest woman ever, and Federer reaffirmed his stance. "'Overall,' Federer clarifies. He ticks off the staggering stats of players like Williams and Steffi Graf, which eclipse those of anyone in men's tennis, especially when one factors in all of Serena's doubles titles."

[@stevenmeyer9674]

@@SwedishBlouse He was comparing Serena's record against her competitors, not how she would compare against the men. If you ask people who the greatest baseball player of all time, many would say Babe Ruth. And their opinion would have merit, Even though the Babe probably would not be able to start on most of the current teams. Many years ago Chris Evert in her prime said she couldn't beat her sixteen year old brother.

[@SwedishBlouse]

@@stevenmeyer9674 Who gives a shit, that's the point. She's not supposed to be compared to men. She's not in the ATP and Nadal is not in the WTA. I am glad Roger Federer is not allowed to have an opinion all the sudden!

[@MNZGamin]

Serena lost to the 215th ranked man who smoked and drank during the match.

[@PolKsio]

@@Peter-ff1tp Guy sounds like a proper lad.

[@callumpenman5992]

And played 2 rounds of golf before it as well

[@noegojimmy]

Not funny at all. Thing is: the best amateur male players have much stronger hit that they would still be equal (if not stronger) then Serena.

[@DavidRuiz-kw8kx]

She was 17 years old and the number 98 of the WTA in that time, fact a lot of people forget to mention.

[@john2605]

@@noegojimmy not only strength but quickness and spin.

[@baileystark7629]

Why is this guy getting ostracized for telling the truth?!? Kudos to the man who speaks his mind! Shame to the man who hides behind a network agenda!

[@Jez2008UK]

Because people do not like hearing the truth.

[@thepezfeo]

In another interview at that time McEnroe told the host this same info, the host asked where he would rank himself against current men and Serena.... I think the host was trying to make McEnroe look like a braggart.... but McEnroe replied that some of his 16 y/o students could beat him, now.

[@thisguyac6309]

Seruana a guy tho so It's guy vs guy

[@thisguyac6309]

Pezfeo serana is a guy

[@thisguyac6309]

Pezfeo it proves guys being truthful about beibg male nothin to fear against serena or sis pretending to be female, they lo- class male plyrs being put off to b dominant females

[@raymond2814]

I love how a crowd of ignorant people with regards to tennis is prepared to boo a hall of fame tennis player.

[@ooutroladodamoeda7349]

Feminism!

[@user-qd9fy8on4y]

John is speaking the truth. Serena is definitely the best women's tennis player ever but not the best player ever.

[@Mrgolfboy24]

Wow, Colbert has really sold out. He is truly unwatchable these days. No personal opinions, only mainstream political correctness. I miss Dave. This sucks.

[@michaelhall7663]

Not really just wants to stay employed

[@ArielGonzalez1]

Unpopular opinion: Conan could have take over for Dave

[@Sam_T2000]

_Colbert Report_ Colbert was probably the funniest guy in TV… now days he’s not even attempting jokes half the time.

[@hint0122]

He never was watchable to be honest. Late night tv died when Leno retired

[@lorennerhus3611]

@@ArielGonzalez1 conan is way better than Colbert

[@marcwareham9351]

Weird how even the facts offend people.

[@bogratful]

some cant handle the truth

[@marcwareham9351]

MUFC you’re right it is the biggest sport in the world. However it’s proper name is actually football. ⚽️

[@atenakehnaton3965]

It's not. Facts have always offended people, that's why religion is possible.

[@jackyhuang6034]

nah facts only offend dumb people.

[@georgethebugeater7950]

@MUFC number 1 in America in when? People don’t even watch the World Cup. American football (or hand egg as you holsters call it) is number 1 here. It’s not even close.

[@oblongobject7771]

This is like McEnroe saying,"The sky is blue" and people losing their minds.

[@cristianpereira1476]

Are you discriminating against sunsets? Green skies when there's going to be a tornado? SPACE? YOU DO REALIZE THAT OUR EARTH IS TINY COMPARED TO ALL OF THE UNIVERSE! All you privileged people man.

[@futurestoryteller]

The sky isn't blue, moron. Also the sun isn't yellow, and the Earth isn't flat. Things are often more complicated than they appear, and that's exactly the problem with McEnroe's opinion.

[@cristianpereira1476]

futurestoryteller Well I’d have to disagree with you here. McEnroe’s statement was simple and factual: Serena Williams couldn’t keep up with male tennis players. That’s not a sexist comment, it’s just true, and it shouldn’t be offensive to anyone.

[@futurestoryteller]

Once again, you don't get to declare things true arbitrarily, that's not how reality works.

[@benjaminsavoy3007]

Look friend, there are footage of Serena playing mixed doubles - give it a look, and also pay attention to Serena's own reaction to how it played out.

[@alexpowers4388]

Love how self-aware he is. I hope that in my lifetime I achieve this level of don't give AF what people think. Legend.

[@mac_tire_aonair]

Oh yeah, I'm at that level - and it's great ;-) Try to get there as soon as you can!!!

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

You can do whatever you want if you have the money.

[@SwayJJ]

Colbert makes makes me sick when he says 'the sharks are swimming around right now'. Essentially meaning that McEnroe shouldn't tell the truth, he should be like Colbert who's basis of opinion is purely based on ultra sensitive P.C culture people yelling loudly

[@harpot678]

The ultra loud p c people are the people that pay him, you expect him to not accomodate for them?

[@vinniemascaro6649]

agreed, the "sharks" are what apparently, without my knowledge or consent, has become the new norm to mention. It is okay to make mention of mob mentality even when the situation does not warrant it. I commend his bravery to public opinion.

[@Powerduo88]

@Vinnie,??? Colbert behaves like a hypocrite and sellout. He doesn't stand up for anything. Just wants to keep his job.

[@buzinaocara]

Yeah, its quite pathetic how through the whole interview here colbert made it quite clear that what he considers important is saying what pleases the audience and avoiding any thorny topic even if you have to spin the truth a little bit. What a shit legacy this man is leaving. Major network wimp.

[@icntsywhtiwnt2]

I found that part a little endearing as in, he's acknowledging this is an act for optics, not in any way is this about reality. It's very un-woke of him not to commit to the bit that Serena simply the best and McEnroe is simply wrong.

[@11liamk1]

Even Serena said herself that she would get killed by the men pro's. Men's tennis is just a different game, they're faster, stronger, hit harder etc.

[@prateek752]

You just triggered a thousand feminists

[@parth2285]

@@prateek752 feminism is a synonym to mental retardation

[@alexfarrell29]

Just like every other sport

[@steroe7965]

Alex Farrell even chess. There’s 1 female chess player in the top 100 worldwide

[@namechange.136]

I'm a feminist and I agree 100%. I don't think you guys know what feminism is lol. Of course men are physically stronger than women and a women in physical peak will never beat a man I'm his physical peak. Do you know a feminist that disagrees with that? 🙄

[@whateverpbk]

What is going on with the world, what he said is simply true, not demeaning in any way.

[@streamingeagle1]

what's going on with the world is you have trump in the white house.

[@jonlanier_]

No, what wrong is that we had a PC wimp in the White House for the past 8 years.

[@streamingeagle1]

its very convenient/lazy to call being considerate and respectful of other people as 'PC'. NO. I'm sorry, for centuries humanity has gotten away with being plain outright rude and discriminatory to people, especially those with less power. We have however grown up slowly over the last four years and we are going to keep marching towards a more positive future. People like Trump are stuck in the past - he's 70 years old, (most 70 year olds are from another era). The next four years maybe eight are short steps backwards but we're going to keep going forward towards a more respectful world. Don't be scared, its much nicer than whatever world you seem to prefer. You do have to face up to and accept your discriminatory views - NOW THAT'S THE HARD WORK THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE TOO SCARED/UNEQUIPPED TO UNDERTAKE.

[@whateverpbk]

of course you shouldn't act like an idiot regardless of political side, but the problem is that PC culture kills the truth. We are all dancing around the issues because someone might get offended, sorry if someone does but our society and the truth is much more important.

[@streamingeagle1]

The reality is that many people make provocative statements saying they are not being PC simply to either intentionally rile up people (they find amusement in seeing others suffer), to hurt them or to strengthen their own position of power - these people are not committed to finding the truth. The truth is not easy to determine when everyone brings a different point of view, base understanding of situation, context etc. Being compassionate, considerate and understanding towards each other however can give us a much better getting to whatever truth we can find. People respond to kindness and being respected, the reality some people just don't respect certain types of people (because of their race, gender, country, height, skin color, achievements, etc). These are the people that really harming society.

[@shamayitabhattacharya3392]

So the audience knows more than McEnroe about Tennis, noice.

[@irishemperor]

Another event dubbed a "Battle of the Sexes" took place during the 1998 Australian Open between Karsten Braasch and the Williams sisters. Venus and Serena Williams had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centered around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple of bottles of ice cold lager". The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park, after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. He first took on Serena and after leading 5-0, beat her 6-1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6-2. Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance". He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun" and that the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier and put spin on the ball that female players could not handle. The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.

[@rayjones8770]

No one asked my opinion, but I assume that you copy and pasted this? If you did, you probably should have added quotes. And, I noticed you left out the fact that they were teenagers playing a 30 year old man.

[@tisko7188]

@@rayjones8770 but they were in their prime, and they made the challenge

[@Nikko911]

@@rayjones8770 why did you make it sound like they had a disadvantage for being teenagers? if anything, the guy had the disadvantage for being 30.

[@SwedishBlouse]

That's why they are the #1 and #8 greatest of all time on the top ten list. They dared to think they could. That's why they are so good, because of confidence.

[@rayjones8770]

I’m sorry, but you are not at all in your prime at 17 years old. 9 times out of 10; a 30 pro is gonna win every single time..you can see this whenever pros practice/ play against elite D-1 recruits and such. So i have to disagree with you.

[@WLKeogh]

The audience has a cumulative IQ of about 47.

[@Chuiboo]

You're way too generous.

[@maulporphy4399]

which exceeds col-bear's by about 20 points.

[@shlimshadez]

You’re all stupid if you think Colbert isn’t a extremely educated man.

[@caribbean6820]

Seems fair...

[@joaoschapke2707]

I agree with the previous comments, you're overreaching it.

[@panmpap4679]

McEnroe being the boss that he is. Good for him to spell some truth.

[@yashjaiswal2879]

and stephen being a fool as usual

[@chamboyette853]

To all the idiots defending this sexist and racist male, your sexist position is not based at all on facts. I looked at movies and TV shows and in 82.4% of the time, the woman won the fight against the man, sometimes against several men at the same time. So learn your facts before starting to spout off nonsense.

[@GeneralJLC]

@@chamboyette853 o.O

[@slingingshafts7036]

@@chamboyette853 Troll level- infinity!

[@chamboyette853]

@@slingingshafts7036 You caught on.

[@shinzonyt7402]

The guy with black hair was really just trying to get the crowds approval and claps rather than actually interviewing John McEnroe

[@longgrayline8055]

I coach for a living and have worked at both IMG and Hopman academies where numerous tour players train. For match play against the #1 and #2 female players at the time, we placed them against the #1 15 year old boy in the country who would beat them often. Don’t kid yourselves folks, McEnroe is spot on. The great thing about female tennis is that they compete amongst others whose levels are close. It makes for great tennis.

[@SwedishBlouse]

Still think at the time McEnroe said it (2017) she could beat 250 or 260 on any given day.

[@longgrayline8055]

@@SwedishBlouse Not even close. The number 1500 male in the world would have dominated her 1 and 0 in her prime. It’s just a fact.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

@@SwedishBlouse Serena & her sister for smoked in their prime by a guy who was ranked around 200.

[@SwedishBlouse]

@@grahamstrouse1165 They got 30 singles slams between the 2 of them so who cares.

[@englandsensation]

I'm a woman and a feminist and there's nothing wrong with what he said. Serena has said the same in the past. The game is different for men and women and it's not sexist to acknowledge that. He probably should have said it in a more elegant way, but I don't think it's a big deal.

[@swissbliss1898]

englandsensation Spot on, thank you. Could have been said better, but it's true overall. To be fair to him, the interviewer clearly was trying to bait him into this.

[@Howtard]

*TL;DR below* I think what he said was perfectly innocent and ironically I think part of it is that women's pro tennis in the past hasn't been taken as seriously _because_ of the sexism people are accusing him of. Fewer girls would get seriously into the sport because it was seen as a less viable career. There was less access to the best trainers, talent spotters weren't on the look out as much for girls, more difficult to secure high paying sponsorship deals, etc. *TL;DR*: It makes perfect sense that men would dominate the top of the "best of all time" lists, there haven't been as many opportunities for women to become pros.

[@swissbliss1898]

Mengya Li I'd argue that you're being sexist

[@hazeus901]

Mengya Li men don't have to deal with your shit, which is part-PART- of why he said what he said

[@englandsensation]

No, I didn't say that at all. Of course she's amazing and the best at what she does. The fact that she was pregnant and winning GS just proves how incredible she is. I don't think John shoud have mention that "700" line, but his point that Serena wouldn't be able to be number one playing constantly with men, is valid. It's just a different game for men and women, just like football, swimming, volleyball, etc. Men in tennis play faster, more aggressively and for a longer period of time. Of course that doesn't mean everything, Roger Federer is not the fastest or the strongest or has the biggest physicality of the players, yet he's still the best. But in average the game is very different for men and women. I see no point in comparing them, that's what John should've said. Serena is the best in women's tennis. Roger is the best in men's tennis. Period.

[@stephenpoole6415]

Colbert: “You can’t be serious.” McEnroe: I’m dead serious.

[@shayhicks7682]

What McEnroe was thinking “actually she wouldn’t even be in the top 1000”

[@jimbowatkins9494]

Even wrote a damn book he was so serious

[@EricJohnsonresign]

Salute to the legend John McEnroe for standing his ground!!!

[@dhanushgowda1416]

It's funny no one is denying what he says but everyone is offended that he said that.

[@shafo4384]

Is Usain Bolt upset because he can't beat a cheetah?

[@isaiahgauthier2176]

Shafo 👍🤣

[@Fernandez218]

I' say a fairer race would be an animal using only two legs. But Usain Bolt would never even be able to beat an Ostrich. They're probably around the same height too. But Usain Bolt would probably be upset 🤣

[@arsenedinzaumbudi5286]

Yooo don't kill me 😂😂😂😂

[@pneron2032]

He could beat a cheetah. It's racism and misandry to say otherwise.

[@BradK02]

This is so funny and makes so much sense. 🤣

[@Nero-ox5tw]

"But men can't cook as well as women" Gordon Ramsay - Hold my Olive Oil

[@msd7782]

I Love Gordon Ramsay!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@mike_404]

most of his dishes are gross..

[@rizqibayumantari6769]

Hold my lamb sauce.

[@pua2504]

But women do cook better than men.

[@LeoSRL300]

@@pua2504 Funny how most of the top-level chefs in the world are men, huh?

[@mboiko]

"John McEnroe speaking the truth...totally offends me" This is why safe spaces were created...

[@blackmarketarmy]

Everyone is hating on this guy, but serena literally said in an interview with letterman that she could not compete in the men's game due to quicker serves and men being faster on the court

[@isaaccardenas1844]

U sir need sensitivity training

[@blackmarketarmy]

@@isaaccardenas1844 and why do you say that?

[@isaaccardenas1844]

@@blackmarketarmy because in todays world feelings are more important than actual facts.

[@FIONAFINKS]

I dont get what he said wrong? are we so disillusioned by feminism that we think women are physically equal to men in all ways? Im a woman but im not offended if my husband can open a jar and I cant. I dont get what people find so offensive here? Theres a reason why women and men dont compete against one another in most sports - there would be no competition at all.

[@irene.9278]

Bingo. There it is - the point that was missed.

[@cheruzaleming]

i want to marry you

[@pauljackson2409]

I think that you mean 'are we so deluded by feminism that we think women are physically equal to men' and I think that most people who take the PC line aren't deluded but dishonest, either out of a fear of being branded sexist or as a means of brow-beating other people.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

In *all* sports, even chess. Men have more variability in their physical and mental abilities. More geniuses and prodigies, and more idiots. This is just a fact.

[@Trickshot72]

Not all. Women are better at long distance swimming.

[@HeliRy]

Serena Williams, 2013: _To me, men's and women's tennis are like two completely different sports. If I were to play Andy Murray, I would lose 6/0 6/0 in 5, maybe 6 minutes. It's a completely different sport. The men are a lot faster, they server harder, they hit harder. It's just a different game. I love to play women's tennis and I only want to play girls because I do not want to be embarrassed._ Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJS1epVsaL2Sm5I

[@dapperdan434]

Mic drop

[@russgurpa1306]

She is honest. Good for her. I feel for the guy, though

[@paffrath1977]

TheVanillatech hahah good one!

[@appualliyanaa]

TheVanillatech she said it just to avoid an embarrassment. In late 90’s she and her sister challenged everyone outside top 200 in mens tennis. Karsten Brasch took the challenge and played an unofficial match. And he said they wont be a match for top 500. Later she said, she can beat anyone outside 350😂😂 lol. She is simply a modern versionnof feminism, trying to hide her true feelings which is she is better than men

[@TheVanillatech]

Mate have you ever considered being a woman? Imagine tomorrow you woke up a woman. How FUCKED would you be? LITERALLY?!?!?! Yeah we are stronger, faster, dominant. But what else? What fucking MATTERS about it? Listen, I am 37 years old. And I tell you, there is little better in life than talking to, getting to know, looking at a good woman! They are a work of art! Stop fucking levelling your comparisons on some bullshit. You ever seen a man you can VAGUELY say pleased you as much as seeing a good looking woman? They are amazing. Leave it at that. Woman gonna make better pie, look after your injured daughter / son AND look better than you. Period. Peace!

[@jackclothier7985]

She’d be ranked well out of the top 1,000. McEnroe was being nice

[@generalzod7959]

Yep, he was being incredibly generous. No way she'd be in the top 1000.

[@SwedishBlouse]

300

[@SwedishBlouse]

@@generalzod7959 300.

[@generalzod7959]

@@SwedishBlouse nah, she once played a guy ranked around 200. It didn't go well for her or her sister. She then revised her statement to beating a guy ranked around 400 and the same guy said she could just play him again next week as his ranking was set to drop to the 400's.

[@SwedishBlouse]

@@generalzod7959 Yeah, once. Years ago before she was a completely seasoned tennis player. Not good enough. Most tennis commentators thought he was off his rocker and gave a number between 200-400 as to what she would be ranked. He was on Patrick's show and Patrick said 250.

[@williamgroome5485]

I find it incredible that Stephen Colbert, a man who has never played professional tennis, thinks he can lecture a multi-grand slam winning tennis player about tennis! McEnroe knows what he's talking about!

[@milanbarrault-fandre707]

Stephen Colbert made a fool out of himself in this interview

[@misaelirlg7867]

Yes, he did

[@7777shayna]

Among others ....

[@numbo655]

He always does

[@LilFaerl]

@MUFC Argument from popularity. Soccer like all sport isn't important at all.

[@willhurley9863]

@MUFC false American football will reign superior over every sport by the year 2100

[@turbogeek.421]

If Serena wants to prove him wrong, let her move to the men's tournaments and we'll see how she handles 5 set matches and the talent of the top tennis players in the world!

[@butbufaratethemirror]

Serena has actually said that she cannot play the mens at all and that they are just too powerful for her. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJS1epVsaL2Sm5I but the feminists just wont give up

[@erikstigter7897]

She wouldn't qualify

[@b00stedrust]

se wouldnt

[@thegoodgunner]

top 10 woman would get elimated first round against to some nobody man tennis player

[@JoeBoozer]

203rd ranked mens player beat serena after she issued a challenge www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/aus/2017/01/21/serena-williams-nicole-gibbs-australian-open/96876832/ Serena was at her peak when that occurred.

[@guyhall9973]

Colbert is so unfunny not one time have I ever even smiled at one of his "jokes"

[@4thandinches]

Colbert is full of hate and spite.

[@jimbrown2604]

For those of you that don’t know, McEnroe was must see back in his prime. He wasn’t just loud and quick tempered....his game was a work of art. Compared to his peers he had more finesse with attention to pace and shot placement, he had a strong serve and could play the net like none ever could. And don’t forget the big hair! IMO his era was the golden era of men’s tennis....Borg, Conners, McEnroe, Becker, Lendl. He’s had a great career as an announcer too...he’s just the best.

[@mac_tire_aonair]

Totally agree Jim. And even tho I was a big Borg fan, I always respected John McEnroe and his wonderful entertaining performances.

[@hawkrider88]

He was ranked #1 for three years in a row. And still at the top of his game for years beyond that.

[@mohammedmalik7992]

During the peak of McEnroe's career, I had a friend who was actively learning tennis. One day, my friend tells me that his coach constantly tells his students not to try to play like McEnroe. The coach's point was that you could not practice and learn to play like McEnroe. His playing style was always about raw talent: he was born with the ability to play like that. In every sport, you have players like that. People with a raw talent and ability to do things that no one else can. It does not necessarily make them the greatest but it makes them special.

[@sakshamsanwaria7486]

​@@mohammedmalik7992More I think about it, more I realize that John and Federer are very much alike.

[@Emmanuel-lo1cd]

Remember when ppl said Ronda rousey could fight in the men's division in UFC lol

[@devanshrathore9112]

Even a well built random tough guy can take out Ronda lol

[@devanshrathore9112]

Dominic G That guy was a 50 year old reporter and was still kicking de Randaime's ass for the most part

[@ToddsDiscGolf]

HALA Madrid I never believed that! I honestly question whether even an untrained big guy would beat the shit out of her

[@Atombender]

Or fight against Mayweather lmao.

[@J03fifaFTW]

HALA Madrid even Joe Rogan, but he admits he was stupid to say it

[@johnbarrett2215]

Does anyone actually believe that S Williams would even have a chance against a top 100 mens player? McEnroe was right.

[@sed1589]

No one with a brain thinks she's have a shot against 800+

[@sed1589]

She'd*

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

I mean she has a chance. . . 0 is a chance too.

[@buzinaocara]

Most people have no fucking frame of reference for what a pro tennis player ranked at 100/500/700 in the league plays like. I know I don't. And nor do people have the obligation to. What is stupid is hearing the opinion of an ex-pro player who does know about this stuff, and saying he is wrong.

[@lekalla]

Top 800 for Serena is absolutely insane achievement if true. Imagine female hockey player being top 800 player in the world. I know it's a contact sport and team sport but still. There's like 50 million tennis players in the world. Most of them amateurs and hobbyist though.

[@akshatabhishek3569]

Braasch beat Serena & Venus especially when he was smoking during the match. Also, In football Australia women's team (Ranked number 5) got beaten by 15 year old boys team by 7-0.

[@TheDealvin]

Men are stronger with more muscle mass...its like saying a male boxer can beat a female boxer....so what ...it doesn't diminish Serena's accomplishments...dumb comment....

[@tdtvii]

@@TheDealvin yeah ur right, but PC is trying so desperatly to overcome good sense and biology. Biology is biology. And feelings should be left apart when science and obvious facts are involved.

[@antislutful]

Serena lost to a man whose name even tennis fans can barely remember. Thats how wide the gap is between men and women's tennis. What even bothers me is that Serena or Sharapova earns more in matches than every man in the top 100s they can't beat.

[@kingcuckoo]

I think that's ok. It's a market and they're a bigger brand.

[@antislutful]

@@kingcuckoo yes. The more people want to see an athlete, the more that athlete is paid. That's not a problem with me. But abilities are a different thing.

[@gregmidtek899]

Do you have a link I wanna watch it

[@nickharland9207]

@@antislutful You said it bothers you. Watch the crowd at the US Open final last year. It doesn't matter that she couldn't beat anyone in the top 100s, those people paid to see Serena.

[@keroroguns0867]

@@antislutful but people will pay more to see a certain thing, even if it’s worse quality. People are paid what they’re worth, and certain female players are worth more (not necessarily better).

[@waj1999]

Stephen sure knows his tennis 'after Wimbelton'

[@chandrasekharChebiyyam]

He clearly gave it away that he know nothing about tennis.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Bullshit. Feminist propaganda.

[@kieranclarke4373]

I think Wajahat Ali was being sarcastic. Colbert keeps on calling the event Wimbleton, when it is actually Wimbledon - ignorance and arrogance dressed in a suit, crapping nonsense into a camera.

[@mename4359]

What's with people these days? Why do we have to take obvious facts & Lie to ourselves. Serena Williams is a great tennis player but against the men she wouldn't stand a chance.today's media has to take minimal common sense and flush it down the toilet for a delusional replacement of reality. Why?

[@northwolf]

Stephen Colbert is HORRIBLE. The way he grovels to Marxist 'political correctness' (and tries to pressure his guests to do so as well) is absolutely pathetic and cringy. His ratings are in the toilet. He's just a teleprompter-reading puppet for the elite jewish Establishment, peddling the Leftist agenda to the masses. And he's not funny.

[@0xAndy]

Colbert, as edgy as a butterknife.

[@musicaesoterica4603]

Rubber chicken

[@Cernunnnos]

Rubber ball

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

"You topped yourself" -- Stephen just making shit up that sounds truthy. Jim Norton did a good interview with McEnroe about this. JIM NORTON, Stephen. Get it together.

[@atavax6094]

So, two edges that are both somewhat soft?

[@redram5150]

If he were a tool in the shed, he’d be a shovel

[@tunnel7]

He's bang on, and should never say sorry for speaking the truth, well done John...

[@becheriksen]

You can’t compare men and woman, we are different in so many ways. World is going mad

[@asmartbajan]

That's correct. Men are better at some things, and women at others. We complement each other perfectly. I don't know what the big deal is. Have a look at how these CBS jokers were trying to make McEnroe apologize for his opinion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2HZqGN3fdidfK8 This whole PC stuff has gone _way_ too far! *Honestly.*

[@rihaan1163]

@@asmartbajan perfectly said 🔥❤️

[@eltorpedo67]

As McEnroe has said in subsequent interviews; we could end all debate by merging men's and women's professional tennis into a single association. Let them compete together in all the same tournaments, and let's see how the women fare.

[@pauljackson2409]

Yes and we all know why the women wouldn't want that, because they wouldn't be able to make millions if they had to cope with a level playing field.

[@tomr6955]

elTorpedo I'd be keen for this, but you'd see the top women getting smoked by college players. Not trying to be harsh here btw..

[@pauljackson2409]

Of course they would, which is why feminists try to shut the discussion down by claiming that anyone who doubts that male and female tennis players are equal is sexist.

[@joaoschapke2707]

elTorpedo They should just watch doubles matches with ATP and WTA players, It's ridiculous. There's a match where literally Serena screams like a little girl and ducks after being served. Women being served by Isner, I'm not even going to mention, let's just say half of the games would be really short.

[@futurestoryteller]

"Yes and we all know why the women wouldn't want that" Sure I bet _women_ decided to segregate sports...

[@jlim200]

Anyone who disagrees with McEnroe on this knows nothing about tennis. There are probably plenty of female athletes in other sports in which an intersex division would be more evenly played out, but tennis is not one of them. Period.

[@BlamedForRape]

is washing dishes a sport?

[@vincenzoberetta1085]

Dunno. Are there washing dishes tournaments?

[@mofofosho225]

Vincenzo Beretta Men would dominate in that.

[@chrismas7590]

mofofosho225 idk what your talking about I haven't seen a man wash anything PROPERLY in my life. Leave the cleaning to the pros.

[@livinglightning9312]

Men can wash dishes properly. They're just lazy. Kind of like cooking. Men are great at cooking being that the best chefs tend to be men, but men in general are lazy when it comes to that stuff. The best and the worst of almost any given field tends to be men while women lie mostly in between. Only special cases that are specifically female centric as in made for the female biology/psychology/stature is where women dominate.

[@jimkirk4357]

I love John. Straight forward, honest, and fearless! They just don't make em like THIS anymore. Don't ask him questions you don't really want the answer to.

[@Princeofvenlo]

I was included for the Williams Sisters Exhibition match during their first visit to Nigeria in 2014. I was ranked 1220 ATP at the time and was No2. National Ranking. I was 20 years old. My coach told me I would beat her easily if we played a 5 setter cos only then we can test the level of endurance. I trained at Henk van Hulst Tennis Academy, Valkenswaard Eindhoven, Netherlands. After watching her practice for a while In my mind I was gonna do it in 2 sets. The difference is clear! If she had even played anyone below the top 700 she’d drop 2 sets within an hour. I never even had time to chat with her tho haha.

[@MJIZZEL]

Wow. I enjoyed reading this. What an experience.

[@RondelayAOK]

Serena played the #203 pro male. . . and lost quickly. The extra power and speed translate into a very different kind of tennis.

[@sams2021_3]

He wasn't even trying his best

[@Barfieman362]

Wasn't he smoking during the game?

[@DrJones0801]

@@Barfieman362 And drinking

[@florzinnha]

If they are very different kind of tennis, why are you comparing each other?

[@RosieVintage]

203 or 215th? Regardless that was at the beginning of her career and she’s only gotten better. She could EASILY mop the floor with the best male pros out there and look good doing it.

[@devanshrathore9112]

The reporter asked him why he wasn't calling Serena the best player in the world, instead of just the best female one. His reply was simple, because there are at least 700 players better than her. Is that too hard to understand? Feminist swine all over the place.

[@Mjhavok]

It's stupidity disguised as feminism.

[@ApartmentViews]

Devansh Rathore Most feminists agreed with him. You're arguing with a windmill you think is a giant.

[@pepper1234ization]

Tell me what feminists agreed with him. The Today show hosts? The sports panel talkers? The View hosts?

[@ApartmentViews]

Cheeze Pizza Literally every woman and ordinary feminist I know agreed with him. So did twitter feminists like Penny White and Magdalen Burns and Meagan Murphy, as did KZbin ones like MarinaShutUp and Laci Green and Christina Hoff Sommers. What feminists do you know of to have disagreed with him? Even the women of The View mostly agreed with him. 2 of them just weren't knowledgeable about how high a 700 ranking actually would be for a woman, but even those two acknowledged biological differences giving males a physical edge. You males insulting women and feminists just seem insistent on being upset and having an excuse to spout misogyny. Look at how insulting and aggressive with their hatred of women the commenters here are being basically in very emotional response to strawmen arguments as if the official coalition of feminists said, "women are literally as physically strong as men." Pathetic and ironic how much quicker to responding irrationally and emotionally you guys are. Everything isn't a battle of the sexes.

[@pepper1234ization]

Whoa there. If you took my comment as offensive forgive me. But I'm just saying that I didn't see the "most feminists" you were talking about. And I don't think there is a single woman that thinks men and women are physically equal. What I'm saying they're disagreeing with is the 700 ranking. I'm tired of all these people that take little things liberals say and make it seem as if they're complete twats. Don't fall into the same category and put every person who comments something in opposition to your statement in the same pool.

[@cashking2994]

What a legend, nobody likes hearing the truth anymore

[@spietroify]

The key is that he didn't say what he did at first. He gave her a great compliment, and it wasn't until later when the NPR reporter asked "why qualify it" where he was pressured to explain himself. If he had just, out of nowhere, come out and said that Serena Williams would be ranked 700th as a man, then, even though that's roughly true, I would agree that's a little douchy and disrespectful. But that's not what happened! He was pressured by an ideologue into explaining why she isn't the best tennis player in the world, man or women. It's so depressing and frightening that otherwise smart people descend to single digit IQs as soon as the subject turns to race, gender, sexuality etc.

[@Jim_Cpe]

Colbert should show this individual more respect!!!! He did more in his respective career than Colbert will ever do

[@rjanarvikk4006]

its not just his opinion... its a simple fact he was even being generous saying Serena would be 700th

[@brianjones8432]

Not true at all.... Both Serena and her sister were utterly demolished when they played a man ranked 203...... Nice try though. It's unlikely they would even be able to return a serve by a man ranked in the top 1000 consistently. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#1998:_Karsten_Braasch_vs._the_Williams_sisters

[@joelcastro8060]

this is literally the joker movie. Invited him on the show just to make fun of him. With that being said, I wish Colbert had shared the same fate as Murray Franklin

[@tinamoul]

Unless there was more to this interview than the clip shown, how exactly is Colbert making fun of him?

[@nilnil8411]

McEnroe being generous and truthful, calling Serena the greatest ever female tennis player. But it's obvious she wouldn't stand a chance in men's tennis and that's not sexist that's pointing the obvious biological differences. For evidence she and her elder sister Venus had challenged to beat any man outside 200th the rank and we know how that turned out.

[@cpreid]

Don't watch Tennis. No idea who this guy was til an hour ago. Love his "not going to apologize to your horseshit" attitude. Instant fan.

[@ArkOmen1]

Johnny Mac is the man! He doesn't take any bullshit, that's for sure. The whole fantasy land that the left wants us to live in must be doused with the cold shower of reality and Johnny Mac is just the guy for the job!

[@tonitonev6325]

You only know him because he is from the country you are from. There are 2-3 players on the level of McEnroe in his era and most americans won't be able to name them. (*casual tennis fans from the USA)

[@stavros693000]

yeah man johnny mac was the man in the 80s.....he also did some cameos in adam sandler films...one that comes to mind is "Anger Managment" ...with sandler and jack nicholson....recommend viewing.

[@blackout07blue]

He’s a tennis legend. Great work in the movie “Mr. Deeds”. Too.

[@blackout07blue]

@@ArkOmen1 you’re a clown. The “Left” loves this dude. Only some PC-losers and far-right extremists don’t like this guy. He’s more liberal than not, so don’t go cry yourself.

[@annettemaxwell3816]

One thing with McEnroe he's is honest, and his honesty earns my respect!

[@rabmcleod3508]

Oh yes,

[@hawkrider88]

I think you can easily be a jerk while being honest. But McEnroe certainly wasn't being one.

[@Palahume]

I respect John for standing for truth and not cowering to Marxist cancel culture.

[@navelpicker]

Good grief, what happened to Colbert? The man used to be edgy and witty.

[@_-ghostfps-_8651]

Edgy and witty was the cool thing back then He's still as much of sellout as he's always been

[@MulrySquare]

He's a very good tennis commentator. Doesn't talk too much or too little, makes fascinating points.

[@InsanePanda08]

yup compared to most other idiots doing sports commentary he's just a pleasure to listen to Robbie Konig is great and all but after a while it gets old but Jhonny mac is just great as u said doesnt talk unnesserily and whatever he says is just so informative and gives the audience a very in depth analysis of wat's going on in the match

[@mizofan]

took too long to realise the importance of Federer's far greater all round consistency than Nadal's though- but better late than never

[@rabmcleod3508]

He is an all round good guy.

[@ericmartinbosse8405]

FACTS do not care about your feelings people...

[@patricklindsay72]

Ben Shapiro :)

[@kingofpain11111]

eric martin Bosse shoenice?

[@Mmm-vs3rt]

Can I say that to the NRA?

[@carlymaddison4748]

I agree but this is an opinion, not a fact.

[@Lynkevmusic]

"the facts of the world are not the end of the matter" -Wittgenstein

[@rickkoleyahoocom]

Men and women are different physically, duh

[@elmarobberts5128]

Did Colbert just say WimbleTon? Respect-meter plummets.

[@sternelvis]

We know she can't beat a player ranked 203rd in the world, remember when Venus and Serena Williams had claimed that they could beat any male player ranked outside the world's top 200, so Karsten Braasch, then ranked 203rd, challenged them both. The matches took place on court number 12 in Melbourne Park, after Braasch had finished a round of golf and two shandies. He first took on Serena and after leading 5-0, beat her 6-1. Venus then walked on court and again Braasch was victorious, this time winning 6-2. Braasch said afterwards, "500 and above, no chance". He added that he had played like someone ranked 600th in order to keep the game "fun". Braasch said the big difference was that men can chase down shots much easier, and that men put spin on the ball that the women can't handle. The Williams sisters adjusted their claim to beating men outside the top 350.

[@jimjones3287]

The same Braasch guy became ranked like 380 that same month the sisters made the new claim and challenged them for a rematch.....guess what? The match never happened.

[@yrrek1983]

lol, classic

[@razgaros]

Thanks for pointing that out, I will be sure to use that knowledge wisely

[@levernewilson1638]

Darren Hughes, they needed to learn the hardway. Peace

[@ldj7039]

Nathan Randall when did this match take place?

[@MisterstereoOso]

Respect to the Mack from England, we love him over here, straight talkin no BS, what a legend !

[@watchmanonthewall14]

McEnroe my favorite tennis player of all time. I lived in England at the time he was in his hay day, watching him play the other greats.

[@blackout07blue]

We love him in America too. Both political sides and the middle.

[@fkai1]

Nah, I wouldn't say she's the greatest athlete for the last 100 years. She's amazing and have done tremendously in her sector. But greatest athlete? That is not a term you should throw around.

[@tinamoul]

She is definitely one of the greatest and most influential athletes of the last 100 years. You keep saying in her sector, yes that's how athletes are rated in those sector, you don't rate Michael Phelps as a female gymnast, or Michael Jordan as a golfer.

[@Vedrajrm]

She's not even the best female tennis player in modern tennis, that would be Steffi Graf

[@letmejustsay]

Its WimbleDON not WimbleTON, Stephen.

[@brianschwartz5298]

letmejustsay Trebek would’ve took him to task.

[@vanceorr8774]

Lol he should have said that to Colbert since he's trying to be the PC police

[@4thandinches]

Stephen is a far-left simpleton.

[@Andy_Arkadata]

any tennis player would agree with mcenroe, any non tennis players would be offended

[@wobby6395]

Andy Faull I am not a tennis player, but I absolutely agree with McEnroe.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Impressive that you interviewed all non-tennis-players to arrive at that conclusion. Busy Monday?

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

rephrase this dopey statement

[@jerryli821]

I remember in my chess club I got to know a tennis player. He was a county champion and did well at the state level in NY state. I played tennis off and on so he played left-handed against me. He still beat me quite badly. I asked him once, could you beat the top women players we see on TV? He said no way. He could blast them off the court, but their unbelieveable accuracy wouldn’t allow him to do that. It would be embarrassing for him. Now, the top men in the world have both the power and the accuracy AND the returns from anywhere on the court. Women just can’t compete with that.

[@everythingisawesome2903]

I don't play or watch Tennis but still I agree with him.

[@danielg3924]

When Steven said "...there are sharks circling around you in the water...", I wish John responded: "Yes, but I am perhaps the first human to have skin thick enough to withstand Shark bites"

[@231lizard]

I like the way you think. Right on...

[@Orion3741]

Poor interview. Colbert should check out old shows of Johnny Carson who for me, is the greatest tv show host of all time. Carson was brilliant. And witty. And funny. An American treasure. Like Don Rickles.

[@DKy0]

Damn he's gonna hurt someone's feelings with all those facts!! Madman!!

[@mattjean2652]

Truth is an endangered species...

[@zoranz7147]

Thank goodness he backs up his opinion and doesn't get in front of a podium to apologize for something he doesn't believe.

[@aaronpannell6401]

@SP Riggs judging by the majority of the comments, everyone is tired of PC, but when someone is actually wrong they should apologize. That's actually a real man when he can admit his mistakes. Only thing is John didn't make a mistake with what he said about Serena

[@aaronpannell6401]

@SP Riggs I agree that people today often times apologize just to please the masses, but when a person really fucks up they should own it. Glad Johnny Mac didn't fall for that. Trump rarely admits fault, I've only seen him do it once actually. He talks about his bankruptcies as if they were part of his business plan from the start. Saying things like, "it was a smart move."

[@jaimhaas5170]

He is always far and away the best announcer the sport has ever seen. He can keep you glued to the set for commentary alone.

[@mjcruiser4238]

For many of us it is the late Bud Collins

[@sed1589]

I just found out who this guy is and I gotta say he's awesome

[@redcoresuperstar]

Wtf, Colbert, "a life boat"? So in order for people to survive in this world, they should only say things they don't believe, backtrack, and apologize all the time? That's idiotic.

[@diemos4962]

He is a liberal, did you expect anything different?

[@s2Capacidade2s]

That's exactly what he was trying to say, that today people behave like sharks everytime someone says something that doesn't follow the rules of politically correct. Remember Justine Sacco and her sarcastic tweet who became viral and ruined her life?

[@bealn1987]

I'm glad others caught that. "We gave you an out to give up on all you believe, you're such a terrible person still"...

[@modrn_]

It's a joke, you obviously can't tell what sarcasm is.

[@futurestoryteller]

"Survive"? You've got a really good handle on metaphors, you know that? Are you from Drax's planet?

[@JG-mf1yk]

wow, this is scary. The whole segment is geared to "re-educate" him. This is surreal !

[@travroo321]

LoL glad you noticed it 2 years ago.. it's way worse now

[@walterstephens5737]

I wish more people were like John, He Says what we all want to say but don't Have the forum to express our Truthful Thoughts and Feelings . Keep up telling The Truth John.

[@kentran9721]

youtube have arguments with this show “ You CAN’T NOT BE SERIOUS “

[@bellmeisterful]

I love how all these people act like they know more than McEnroe.

[@damienpol5215]

Opinion? He stated facts. Facts don't care about your feelings.

[@enematwatson1357]

Well, the #700 is a guesstimate, not a fact. Still a travesty to take McEnroe to task for what is, in all likelihood, a pretty generous guess. 😁

[@rannellmarshall6492]

How old is John ,why u dont colour your hair.He has great hair line. but

[@thefullenergychannel2879]

John McEnroe is a legend, I started watching tennis when he was playing the man was Box Office

[@meerkatz74]

0:15 - I really like the house band's jazz intro. Is it taken from a song?

[@magnusqwerty]

Stehen Colbert is a fool.

[@yellowsheeps]

Colbert "SOLD OUT" a long time ago. In his line of work, any one with integrity will never make it "big".

[@saradmatthewtigga4413]

I agree.

[@HiVizCamo]

He sure didn't start out that way, but has become unwatchable.

[@Dubfansince]

Magnús Másson How? He called McEnroe out on practically every stupid thing he said, but did it in a humorous way. I thought it was brilliant.

[@charliez077]

@@Dubfansince would u enlighten all of us on what were the "stupid things" McEnroe said? I am really curious. which of these two is an expert on tennis, McEnroe or Colbert? and Colbert has the audacity to respond "you can not be serious" to McEnroe's probably rather accurate assessment? seriously, give me a break.

[@tennisdude52278]

McEnroe was being generous when he said she would be ranked 700 in the world. In reality she would be outside the top 1,000. Even college level players would have no trouble returning her serve. On top of that she would be one of the slowest players on the men's tour. It's not chauvinist to say that men on average are much faster and have more muscle than women. Even her height would be a tremendous disadvantage on the men's tour. But hey, if she wants to prove all the naysayers wrong, she can play a match against someone ranked 500, but she won't because she knows she would lose.

[@jaquinhamdan3943]

tennisdude52278 yes I was ranked in ATP is just not fair to compare.

[@jaquinhamdan3943]

Let me put this way Serena will never qualified in Europe for a future. If she goes to easy ones ....Syria or India she could definitely pick top 2000 in the world. But in Europe no way she could compete. Different game.

[@tennisdude52278]

I'm an amateur player. I was ranked number 3 in the USTA Middlestates rankings and I'm pretty sure even I would have no trouble returning her serve once I got used to her spin. I just can't fathom how an opinion like this is tantamount to sexism in some people's minds.

[@jaquinhamdan3943]

Very generous. If Serena trie to qualified in Europe for any future she probably lose 6/0 6/01 in very match. If she played in central america, africa, Mexico were tennis is having troubles as a professional sport a pretty sure she wil pick a few points. That will put her top 2000 in the world. You can t compare women with men.

[@jonathanhenly99]

Players outside the top 1000 serve the ball about 10 mph slower than Williams. They'd never be able to return her serve.

[@stevend.bennett427]

Waiting for a 20-year retired NBA player to suddenly come out as a woman, join the WNBA, and be the best women’s player in history.

[@grimreaper1542]

Literally just tells the truth, and people get annoyed at him for facts

[@dragonfly4484]

A whole lot of people are unnecessarily sensitive these days. The world is crumbling!!

[@yasalenlasestrellas5913]

and too many people are oversensitive to people being oversensitive. practice what you preach.

[@randomdude4669]

a happy banana yeh he doesnt get an opinion, u should practise what you preach

[@CoolPandaTheMovieNerd]

Anyone here after Serena Williams vs Osaka ?

[@taoist32]

Randal Collins lol Not even close. Naomi won easily. The first set 6-2, Naomi dominated. The second set, Naomi down 3-1 but won the next two games easily. Serena was flustered and couldn’t move especially against Naomi’s first serve. You must be watching an alternate reality match.

[@charliez077]

Randal for your own sake I hope you're just trying to troll here...

[@Shockguey]

She should retire and take care of her children. Family is more important than money.

[@tylerivezaj2]

Osaka whooped that ass good for her

[@captain_keanu]

lol

[@tonyabbett1639]

Can't cancel someone who doesn't give a shit about your opinion of him. 👍

[@ericchionh9766]

He's the GOAT 🐐 in straight talk. Somehow...sadly... people aren't too interested in the truth anymore.

[@deadshot1995]

Yeah, he won't apologise for his (correct) opinion because he has some self-respect Stephen, you might want to find yours.

[@b00stedrust]

YUP!

[@mcdoraq44]

Pravin S opinions can't be correct or wrong

[@calvinpeck9158]

Men and Women play tennis extremely differently (like they play most sports differently). The trick in tennis is that men offer much more upper body strength whereas women use their whole bodies to put the force into the ball (it's also why female tennis players have AMAZING and strong legs!) So what does this mean on the court? Well, it means that a man can deliver an extremely high velocity return...WHILE RUNNING. Women need to be planted in order to deliver the same or similar force because they use the force of their entire bodies on the return. SW is the most excellent female tennis player that ever lived and she does not play like a man...in other words I'm saying she plants when she delivers (at high velocity). Top 500 men can deliver the same velocity whilst running across the court. It's quite simple, really, and takes nothing away from the athleticism of either gender; unless you actually think the genders are at war, which is exceptionally silly.

[@oshizone]

Second that...

[@charlesroberts2166]

Pravin S ... Haha ... Stephen Colbert finding his self respect? He has more chance of finding a unicorn & flying to the moon, under his own power, both on the same day. ;-)

[@FollowFunk]

3:15 I know he's half joking, but this moment right here kind of shows the difference between someone like Colbert v.s Mcenroe. Colbert seems to think you should just follow the mainstream cultural opinion and if people seem upset you should placate them, because that's more important than values and principles. That's how things like the Nazi party rise up.

[@b00stedrust]

AGREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

[@mdhcccc]

I was on board until the last sentence wtf lol

[@conallfarquhar8069]

Hahahahahahaha some turn at the end like

[@tomwhite9439]

Kevin Funk a

[@StickRopeland]

He's a talk show host it's not his job to draw lines in the sand

[@Me27399]

Kudos really kudos to John McEnroe for holding his ground

[@samwisegamgee9550]

Men like Colbert have no courage to swim against the tide and stand for the truth and reality.

[@marcpreston414]

I'd be pretty pissed off with this interview if I were John. Colbert totally sold him out to pander to the SJW's and the professionally offended that watch the show. How sad.

[@Dubfansince]

I don't agree. He gave Mac a chance to talk about how he sort of got set up on NPR when talking about Serena. Did you notice how the audience was cheering Mac more as the interview went on. You don't think Colbert could have had them booing him if he wanted?

[@joshuanguyen.]

Marc Preston sad? you rather him lose business and money for his family to stroke the ego of the boys club

[@briantime9880]

Joshua huh? He’s telling the truth , that’s not striking his ego . Smdh u kids today have lost all touch with reality

[@Blaisem]

As John said in the video (and maybe he was hinting at this), "That's why your (Colbert's) show has lasted this long, while mine last 6 months"

[@bibekadhikari4357]

@@briantime9880 he did tell, "You get to go... I've to come back here tomorrow" hinting why he has to act the way he acts

[@jaycartwright5333]

classic SJW's

[@futurestoryteller]

You ARE AN SJW! Literally - think about it, genius.

[@jordanhudson5796]

Love Colbert correcting John's grammar, and then follows up with two "Wimbleton"s. What a guy.

[@StonedAF87]

The fact that he's right is pissing off a lot of people.