Synopses & Reviews
John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen-and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, a no-holds-barred examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his "wild ride" through the world of professional tennis at a boom time when players were treated like rock stars. Here he candidly explores the roots of his famous on-court explosions; his ambivalence toward the sport that made him famous; his adventures (and misadventures) on the road; his views of colleagues from Connors to Borg to Lendl; his opinions of contemporary tennis--and his current roles as husband, father, senior tour player, and often-controversial commentator).
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[A] bracing new serve-and-volley autobiography..." (Boston Globe) Appealing...endearing. (New York Times Book Review)
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Appealing...endearing. (New York Times Book Review)
About the Author
John McEnroe, who made it to the Wimbledon semifinals in 1977 at the age of eighteen, has won more tournament titles than any professional ever to play the game.
James Kaplan is the author of the novels Two Guys from Verona and Pearl's Progress.