John McEnroe - Still Rockin' At 60 - By BBC 2019

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[@tjo1984]

Hard not to like McEnroe. I say this with all seriousness: he's an American treasure.

[@randalfavs6638]

You can't be serious

[@tjo1984]

@@randalfavs6638 guess you don’t like him?

[@randalfavs6638]

I like him

[@rougebull77]

you can't be serious ?

[@garymcculloch5373]

He is awesome and a treasure to tennis world wide.

[@ronaldcrosby2388]

I'm 53yrs old and always been a McEnroe fan. Unbelievable how great of shape he is in at his age still playing excellent tennis. Inspired me to try and get in shape.

[@pranavsambamurti7746]

There will never be another Johnny Mac!

[@rodneygiovanatti4850]

I love how john puts his heart and soul into everything he does.

[@careersmart4382]

John takes care of himself physically at 60. That's how to be in shape!

[@guitarreilly]

Yeah he seems like he's in the same shape as he was when he retired in the early 90s

[@kenharris7194]

Johnny Mac is a tennis legend and really made a name for himself back in the day!

[@robdeam7893]

Just a great man raised by great parents who reached levels of greatness that most players never even get close to. I know it's not a exact science but I always feel better with sports players who's parents refused to let McEnroe settle for second best in everything, even tiddlywinks. And I once had a few beers with him backstage at an oasis gig and a few Mary Jane cigarettes. He'd been retired so long by then and I just thought it's so cool he had the will to say no to drugs during his career but once he retired he started living his life his way. One of the goat

[@montemccarty6512]

I was 12 when I got the pleasure of watching Borg and McEnroe in 1980. The British went from absolute hatred to absolute respect in about 3 hours time. His game was such a beautiful thing to witness.

[@joekavanagh7171]

Along with Muhammad Ali, the most characteristic sportsman in history.

[@roviannematovu8136]

Fascinating documentary. Didn't know Mcenroe is a serious art collector...love his commentary. Huge respect refused to play in apartheid South Africa. So much more to the man than meets the eye...Has so much personality

[@beyourself2444]

Just like the great West Indies cricket Gods who refused to play in apartheid SA…

[@hyacinthlynch843]

A true American Legend. That's why we Yanks 💘 him. God bless You, Mac.

[@jgamez5023]

Greatest talent I ever saw.....his 1984 form was out of this world !

[@lovelyshirl]

A great documentary on a LEGEND. Disappointing that not many people have watched it on here. John's a complex, complicated, intelligent, determined man. An ICON.

[@kashmalakhalidkhan]

My favourite tennis player.

[@dancetwonite1]

Love John McEnroe - he's the best - loved him when he was playing - (you can't be serious 😁) love him now - such a classic unique personality 🤗🎾🔴🔵

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

I used to get up as a little kid in New Zealand at 1am with my Dad and watch the McEnroe v Borg matches at Wimbledon. It was just fantastic. I was more a Borg fan back then wanting him to beat the loudmouth Yank, but man do I appreciate what a legend Mac turned out to be , and I love the guy and what he did for Tennis and for sport really, and his commentary these days at big matches is spot on.

[@enthuseevents]

and.. then as a Kiwi.. there was 83 vs Chris Lewis

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

@@enthuseevents Heck, I made that comment 2 years ago. time flies

[@annemacleod1421]

Thank you, John and to your family for revealing so much of yourselves. You and Bjorn were superb opponents and friends … and the sadness of losing your friend was poignant. You growed up well…always like hearing you commentate at the Australian Open. 🐑🐑🇳🇿🇳🇿👏🏼👏🏼NZ

[@michaeldunker6622]

This video is a great gift to the world. Love you Johnny Mack!

[@robertcamilleri8613]

One of a kind John McEnroe. His tennis was amazing. Seeing him in person was experience not to be forgotten.

[@preciousdevere288]

A great bloke!!!!!! I've got his Autobiography SERIOUS for Christmas cant wait to read it!!!!!

[@eltondaries1215]

I enjoyed that book. He still is the best tennis player of all time!

[@stevehughes1510]

There will never be another one like him..........now he's a very good commentator and knows the game inside out which is a refreshing change from some of the commentators of yesteryear.

[@wworld1gmail]

John is an great competitor. It was and still is always entertaining to watch such a natural talent. He is very open about life. I love his tennis commentary. Long live J.M.!

[@josephballance6100]

I can't listen to anyone speak for this long with the exception of Johnny Mac, I can listen to him for hours.

[@Doug-zl8nb]

It's nice to see John happy he deserves it got a beautiful wife and kids there's something about him like you say everybody likes him ..... such a great couple

[@debbiemullen2574]

John McEnroe has always been my favorite player. I always got in trouble for my mouth and he was my soul mate. 😊

[@jameskemp5911]

What an interesting insight into John now, what a legend of sport and a decent bloke and family man. If I could aspire to be like anyone this is him.

[@paulinathesalsadancer2659]

Brilliant documentary. He might have been a bit of a brat, but he is a loveable brat. Talented, funny, articulate and a guy with a good heart. Loved hearing what his family says about him. Its also interesting what his peers say. Respect! Always was.. and forever be a big fan of his.

[@56AngelFallen]

The best player ever......... Love the guy ,I never missed a Wimbledon, my 2weeks every year were set aside every year just for tennis and John x

[@sonnyirish3678]

No,very good but Borg is the man who changed tennis.As for best ever ,todays big three are in a different world.

[@TheRealPink-iu8km]

looking at METAL TEENS HEARING PINK FLOYD 2

[@mariawilson9026]

Loved watching John brought excitement to the game.

[@rdubb77]

"In our days we used performance detracting drugs, now they use performance enhancing drugs." This is why for me Johnny Mac will be the GOAT, he worked hard, partied hard, spoke his mind, and played with hands of a musician.

[@cacornhusker2940]

haha, good one, "hands of a musician" instead of "hands of a magician." LOL, i almost missed it and just rewatched this video today. that's pretty Punny.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

Interesting that John McEnroe hypocritically refers to the performance-enhancing drugs taken by modern athletes. I remember reading somewhere on the internet when (I believe it was in 2012) he admitted that the last 6 years of his pro tennis career, he was taking horse steroid! Even though at the time of his admission, he stated that he didn't know what the trainer(s) were putting in him, the claim that he didn't know is simply not believable. Does he really expect people to believe that for 6 years in a row he didn't know what trainers or doctors were putting in his body? Most, if not all, pro athletes undoubtedly know, even if they deny it, what trainers or doctors are putting in their bodies!

[@rdubb77]

@@michaelbarlow6610 That's interesting. He's cool with admitting to hitting the slopes at Studio 54 in 1980 but yes of course he never did any of those performance enhancing drugs. He was with Bjorn though, so it was all good.

[@michaelbarlow6610]

@@rdubb77 . If you have seen John McEnroe's interview from either 1986 or 1987 or 1989 (I forget which exact year it was) on "60 Minutes", when "60 Minutes" correspondent Diane Sawyer asked McEnroe on camera if he had ever used any illegal substances, he denied it, but as the old expression goes, "the truth was written all over his face"!

[@rdubb77]

@@michaelbarlow6610 My initial post begins with a direct quote from McEnroe from a recent interview. Either he's totally joking, or just letting the truth slip. I think it's the latter.

[@ericfreeman5795]

This was fantastic. John at fifty-ten years old. A beautiful person. When Patty spoke of how John recieved his mother-in-law in his home with tears in her eyes, that really got to me. That really shows the character and goodness of the man. I had already seen evidence of that when, at his induction at the Tennis Hall of Fame, he dedicated it to Patty's daughter, John's stepdaughter. That's class. And when Tatum O'Neal's brother testified in favor of John for custody of their children, knowing his sister was not in a good place and needed to focus on getting better. When your brother-in-law supports you, that's a seal of approval. He may have been an uncontrolled brat on court when he was young, but his soul is beautiful. We are so proud of you Johnny Mac. Shame about the '84 French Open, though (when you see an open wound, you must add a pinch of salt and a dash of lemon juice to properly season it).

[@joseprossy6102]

...I was obsessed with this guy. I didn't miss a match. I bought three used Dunlop tennis racquets that I still have and play with, 30 years later. My only regret I was born right handed...

[@KingCast65]

I know the feeling. I still have a MINT McEnroe Maxply I hit with every now and then LOL.

[@asimchinoy2250]

not much of a mac fan but being a lefty has its erks with advantages in tennis

[@jdmimportlogistics]

Yup still have mine too after 35 yrs. Right handed as well so I've recently started trying to serve like Da Mac left handed and rewatching all the old tournaments. Breaking down that serve frame by frame man you realize what a tennis wizard he is and how me made the game an incredible spectacle- Thank You Mr. McEnroe!!!

[@joseprossy6102]

@@jdmimportlogistics ...well, this is something I never tried, my friend! This goes beyond even my wildest efforts to "be" like Johnny Mac. Good luck with that! Obviously totally agree with the beauty that tennis lost, with the aging of our amazing guy One italian sport writer, Gianni Clerici, once wrote that our John "transformed tennis, and made it a Minor Art..."

[@yaseminplaceboful]

Hello from a Dane living in Norway. I'm 55 yrs old, and remember John McEnroe tennis matches back then. I remember his rage and that I lost the lust to watch tennis altogether. I was definitely shocked over his behavior just because he lost a point or whatever. Rage, of course, is the key-word here. Rage, in my opinion, is a genetic trait = its a behavioral characteristic that is ingrained within your personality. I play table tennis and like tennis, it's definitely a hard sport. I really HATE to lose and I do play with greater passion, emotion and focus than my playmates, thats for sure. When I lose or dont play as I want, my immediate reaction is that I get highly disappointed and sad a little too long = 10 seconds. But I never get rage and never express rage towards other people. Rage is a whole other realm than getting disappointed or sad. I would definitely be afraid of Mr. McEnroe were I his girlfriend or even just his friend, in that he's definitely "potential" (as we call it in my work-profession), to loss of control, impulsive rage and lashing out, meaning I would consider him as potential dangerous. I would definitely never challenge him in any discussion = I would prefer not do disagree with him in any sensitive matters. I remember that it amazed me that he was allowed to continue in the sport of tennis and not banned for life due to his repetetive rage behavior. How is that possible?

[@sueinraleigh3091]

Can’t remember how many times we simulated McEnroe vs Borg matches as a kid!

[@ronaldtorres5758]

Wow that was totally awesome!

[@jasoncowell5133]

Love you John

[@dusanjonovic6718]

Thanks Mac For NICE Words BY Djokovic.

[@jaseayathorai3762]

Watched this “You cannot be serious as it happened”. John was and is truly a legend. And the best commentator by far. Such a heartwarming watch.

[@Kororia111]

Omg he makes Kyrgios look like an Angel he’s hilarious !!!

[@giovanniricci4369]

In his days I used to support Lendl but in time I got to really appreciate John, I really appreciate the man he’s grown into. Thanks 👍

[@blank_stare_productions]

I'll serve up your girl like John McEnroe =) This man is a national treasure!

[@Canyon2023]

I have certainly grown to love McEnroe. His openness and honesty is very refreshing.

[@nigelgunson2038]

7 grand slam singles titles by age 25. The best hands in tennis.

[@JustReed]

I'm going to rewatch the Borg/McEnroe match...again.

[@briany1957]

Loved him then, love him now and will continue to love him. My hero.

[@edwardoneil3962]

It is quite incredible how wonderful JMs life has turned out very beautiful. With a beautiful healthy family. Now he is an inspiration to the world 😀❤😀

[@SAXloungeEF]

"He is one of the greatest a... AND SO AM I" !!! This is just something I REALLY LOVE !!!

[@SuperPassionflower]

McEnroe was the reason I took up playing tennis myself (at age 24....) and the love for the game and the man has never left me. It was the Wimbledon final he lost, the first time I saw this unique young man, who intrigued me so much. He was (and still is) "rock 'n roll" and perhaps that was a huge factor as well as his creativity on the court.. in those years I worked in the music industry so somehow Mac was my perfect fit perhaps.

[@stevephlyer]

John McEnroe is and will alway be Simply the Best tennis player ever, on so many levels, despite his excessive outburst of his younger years. This a wonderful documentary that shows us how tennis players that came out of the 70s, were as big as rock stars, akin to the F-1 drivers of the same era. It was such a great time growing up surrounded by that kind of sporting entertainment.

[@sonnyirish3678]

Sorry you are wrong.Borg made tennis popular,he won the French while Mcenroe was in school.The big three of today are the best ever.

[@kanand00]

Hello, A VERY VERY INTELLIGENT MAN, TENNIS IS LUCKY TO HAVE HAD, THIS GENIUS.

[@yvonnemulder9038]

Right

[@davehersh667]

History has treated McEnroe very kindly. Turned out he was right about the officiating all along. I was a big fan when he was playing and was one of the few

[@jimmyblues59m76]

John is a Classic.. 😊

[@robertcamilleri8613]

I saw John play Yanick Noah of France in Reunion Arena in Dallas, during the 1990's.

[@test-do1gc]

26:26 McEnroe is one of Chrissie Hynde’s best friends?!! And “Don’t Get Me Wrong” was influenced by Mac?!! Wow!! I love the Pretenders and Hynde! Mac is one of my all time fav athletes!!!!!!!!

[@LeahElisheva]

Answer the question!!! The question!!!! You jerk!!!!!!!! You guys are the pits of the world , ya know that???? 2 of my favs 😂 Oh, and THE BALL WAS ON THE LINE!! Chalk was flying up!!!!!!!

[@debbiekessel1281]

He is sooo funny! He's a great guy!

[@test-do1gc]

V nice documentary. Sue Barker is the perfect host since they worked together at Wimbledon. Multi faceted athlete, professional (businessman), ext well traveled, cultured, and intelligent. Loyal and dedicated family man. Down to earth, articulate, funny, and candid. He is the father of 6 kids! 5:57 Mac's dear, old dad sounded like he was the salt of the earth. 25:40 Mac's step daughter, Ruby Smyth Meyers-McEnroe, sounds ext intelligent.

[@mariawilson9026]

Loved watching John play brought some excitement to the game loved Borg too and Goran.

[@edwardoneil3962]

Really to be honest I never watched tennis on TV quite the same when John and Bjorn retired. It's as though it has lost its character and personality amongst the modern day players. It was so unbelievably enjoyable and entertaining back in the old golden years 😀❤😀

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

Perhaps because the emphasis today is on the European continental group of players without sounding harsh. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3KxnZathqdsrKs How great was this match?

[@pri2816]

Loved tennis in those days and he was my favourite player.

[@HCaulfield115]

Great doc of my favorite athlete of all time

[@jeffjohnson5544]

Nice to see him training!

[@LeahElisheva]

11:22 exactly. That’s why so many of us liked him. He talked just like us. And like John said right before this. If you see something wrong you just don’t sit there- you speak up 11:48 He’s yelling not because he’s losing. No. It’s because he’s right - he’s standing up for himself. The chalk flying up, for example. Obviously on the line. So many of these calls he was getting hosed on and he wouldn’t stand for it , and I don’t blame him Plus, we New Yorkers are very passionate when we talk. At least that’s how we were growing up in that era we had a lot of passion, our generation

[@garybarawidan9252]

This was great storytelling. MeEnroe is a renaissance man.

[@tomw402]

I built my life around the John McEnroe attitude....That and a book my oldest brother gave me, "Winning Through Intimidation". Taught me to never take 'no' for an answer. Got me through Airborne School (they said 'no' initially). Got me through a Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (they said 'no' initially). Airborne, Ranger, Infantry, Jungle Warfare Qualified, US Naval Postgraduate School (I was an Army guy they said 'no' to initially), US Naval Test Pilot School. 20 years in the US Army. Infantryman. Aviator. Experimental Test Pilot. Commanded at every level from Platoon to Battalion. For 20 years, got my FIRST CHOICE of duty locations (Korea was my very first choice) and FIRST CHOICE of duty assignments. Because, like John McEnroe, I never took 'no' for an answer. I always took EVERYONE to task. And, ya, eventually always got my way. You GO JOHN!!!!

[@willnill7946]

Did you call your NCOs jerks and whine at them about things not being fair

[@rosiedebevc1952]

John is in great shape 60.

[@uffel66]

Tennis and america needs a new McEnroe

[@barbarajames3050]

He, to me, will always be a treasure, tennis or not

[@a8aCOLPLAYa8a]

divinooooooo. hermosa historia

[@EduardoBar]

the best ever when he was in his best time

[@shahrul1962]

You maybe right I might be crazy But it just ain't me the looooooonatic you're looking for John McE's favourite song, "You Maybe Right" by Billy Joel circa 1980. That song perhaps sums up John McE's persona.

[@gerhardkutt1748]

I just love this guy ...

[@enthuseevents]

Love John Mc is wearing a David Bowie Reality Tour T shirt @58min! brillianr

[@kennethstokes5102]

Very insightful. McEnroe was a "big pot head." Now I know why I liked this guy!

[@jameskemp5911]

my thoughts too, lol

[@maryannesweeney4556]

😂😂😂

[@douglashagan65]

The trophy of gold that's got to be the best trophy ever

[@toolofgod1947]

Dear Mr. Mc Enroe, I come from the country where your parents got married. I saw a lot of your tennis matches when I was young and I want to give you and your family a great gift. The Seal of the Living God mentioned in Revelation. Please print it out and have it blessed by a priest. May God bless and protect you and your family

[@vigulfmusicproduct]

My Legend, together with Borg, Lendl and Becker. "The Four X"

[@roberthayes9842]

Best thing ever happen for tennis, people flocked to their TV,s by the hundred of thousands,

[@marcelocoluccimacca1524]

Muhammed Ali once said all fighters had to do their best to fight him, and he had to do his best to fight Joe Frazier. The same happened to the duels between McEnroe and Borg. I was just a teenager back then and I never saw wars like those in tennis courts.

[@lawrence1318]

His duels against Connors were even greater.

[@marcelocoluccimacca1524]

@@lawrence1318 quite different duels, Connors had more hability than Borg to make McEnroe furious.

[@lawrence1318]

@@marcelocoluccimacca1524 It's the other way around. McEnroe was the one smashing racquets and glasses courtside, and stalling to the nth degree. In fact at one stage Connors jumped the net and went up to McEnroe to tell him to behave, shaking his finger right in his face, and McEnroe physically pushed him away. You can find that match on KZbin. You also have to remember that McEnroe and Connors were duelling for the no.1 American player spot. And up to and including Wimbledon 82, Connors was 10:8 over McEnroe. Connors beat McEnroe when Connors was 37 years old, in the ATP final at Toulouse France.

[@marcelocoluccimacca1524]

@@lawrence1318 both forces of nature as brits say. McEnroe's recent interviews show he needed no one but himself to be furious...Connors was a showman in court, when he played an exibition tournament in São Paulo, Brazil in the 80s the audience was attonished with him.

[@ronaldcrosby2388]

Johnny Mac super cool 😎as hell

[@steveleitner5275]

Love the guy!

[@wreckanchor]

Sue Barker is wonderful. I look forward to her Wimbledon coverage every year.

[@glenngastonjonsson7954]

Mr John McEnroe certainly hurt the swedish stars of the 80's and 90's. But we love him.

[@jollymolly2521]

Not to tell my age or anything...but I remember when Johnny Mac came on the scene at Wimbledon and how appalled the Brits all were. I thought the Brits all had stickup their asses and that McEnroe was hilarious. The "chalk flew" thing is still one of my all-time favorite rants in sports. Unlike some people I was never turned off by his behavior because unlike Nastase and Connors - he was never crude or lewd about it. He just thought he was right all the time. That kind of ego and hubris is why his tennis was so sublime. Until Roger Federer came along McEnroe was easily the most talented player in the history of tennis. Not the best - but the most talented. The fact that he's a lot deeper than people ever would have thought is to his credit - because he certainly hid it well from the public.

[@bjacob5451]

McEnroe for the 🇺🇸 President 🕶️

[@serenadeduo]

For all my life, if I couldn’t play guitar, I wanted to play tennis. John was as much of an inspiration to me as many of my musical inspirations. He represented “My Generation.” Radical, heart on his sleeve, of course! And his (tennis!) technique... is brilliant. Thank you John for sharing you extraordinary talent, charisma, wit, energy, and of course always your enormous heart.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Mac made the game of tennis more fun to watch. I love tennis, and yes, the purity of the game IS entertaining on its own, but when he took the court, he brought something extra to the game. The guys today are INCREDIBLE, and I respect the best very much, but you can take your Novak vs Nadal, and ill take John vs Jimmy ALL day. Those matches were just more interesting to me, idk.

[@saliko59]

Love him

[@kawai99100]

Glad he's happy.

[@angelocolombo1005]

I'm still wondering why they never played the final of the French Open of 1984

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

"You can not fool others if you are fooling yourself?" Christopher Bollyn.

[@colletteoconnor6516]

Does anyone else think John looks like Prince Harry

[@kennethstokes5102]

There's a resemblance.

[@sama4978]

THE BEST PLAYER

[@sonnyirish3678]

NO.

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

Nadal, Federer and Djokovic. The results speak for themselves.

[@ggswindow]

I like this guy!

[@OutDoorAdventures_1907]

I'm older than you. It's really F ing hard. Fight it!

[@chewieonyaboot5172]

John McEnroe is like Charles Barkley: both extremely gifted at their sports, but their personalities were even bigger.

[@cosmos8567]

Great documentury

[@NorsePJ]

You call that singing? You can't be serious?! Stick to tennis and guitar jamming. Love the guy! Still my favourite tennis player of all time. He invented his own McEnroesque shots. Brilliant feel at the net. No one with better feel not even now in 2021.

[@HockeyVictory66]

I hated Mac during his outbursts in the 70’s and 80’s. Now I kind of miss court dramatics like his. I judge Mac based on what he gives back. He is an asset to the local community and a great ambassador for tennis.

[@johnsonchat3837]

honest said Mcenroe