Patrick McEnroe Quotes (49 Quotes)

His demeanor changed a lot ... and what happened off the court had a huge impact on that. It gave him a perspective of, 'Look, things are going to go wrong at times.' ... He's playing with much more of a calmness about him.

He gets a lot of his class and his dignity from his dad.

This is incredible that this section turned out with Venus, Serena and Clijsters, who you could certainly make a case are three of the favorites. Obviously, though, the sisters come in with a lot of question marks, based on their health.

I think that was a tough loss to take. I watched most of the match. He was up two sets to love and up 3-love in the third. I went off to an ESPN production meeting, which I'm now sorry I did. When I looked up 45 minutes later, it was two sets apiece. I couldn't figure out what happened.

What I'll get feedback-wise from the guys is two things speed of the court and indoor-outdoor,

Being outrageous, trying to get attention, he won't play that game.

We're looking good for next year. We hope we get a pretty decent draw and are able to play some at home. It gives us a boost to win away in a tough claycourt match. That gives us a lot of confidence for next year.

He fought his heart out like he always does. This is Davis Cup and crazy things happen. This was crazy.

Before he had some wins but he was playing high-risk tennis. He still has the flash, but it's more contained. I think he's playing much better than he played when he was 22 in the world.

I hope it's a big move for him, but it was huge for us. He answered a lot of questions about where he's headed.

I was very impressed with Andy today. He weathered the storm and stayed extremely composed. ... He answered a lot of questions about where he's headed this year.

It could be a very tough tie, or we could get up 3-zip. We know how well they can play, particularly when they play for their country.

She's the biggest thing in India other than outsourcing.

I'm going to hopefully have them both (in Belgium), I've had conversations with both of them, ... First of all when you go on the road you like to have two guys anyway in case someone gets hurt, two guys in addition to Andy. I'd like to have them both there, I think they're going to do that, assuming everyone is healthy when all is said and done.

Nobody knows what to make of her. Reading all the Australian papers, they're all talking about her weight and her fitness. With Venus, it's easier to see that she has put the work in.

Joe always seemed to have trouble keeping a gig. Whether this was part of the reason why, I don't know, but it certainly makes you wonder.

I was nervous all weekend. It was more difficult to watch at home. I used to think there's more stress when you're on the bench, but there's more when you're not with them.

Although I picked her a couple of times to win a major, and she keeps choking.

I think he has a seriously big heart and showed a lot of guts to be out there and play three five-setters in a row. Talk about doing things the old-fashioned way. Robby's seeing all the hard work is paying off.

Having Andre interested is a good thing. He realizes he has some work to do for himself, to see where he is. But anytime he says he's interested, it gets my attention.

We had some very good options out there. My position was based on talking to my players, and taking a roll call of what they wanted and what I thought was best for our team.

They both stepped up -- I hope we're going to have them and we're going to have them down the road -- this is a big match for us to get back (to the World Group), ... Obviously the toughest part of my job is to tell one of these guys that they're not going to play. But this is a luxury we always haven't had.

All the guys feel like this could be the year. We have a chance to go deep into the event and as good a chance as anybody to win it.

He's got to trust his game, keep improving, and maybe at some point he can sneak out a win.

Andy almost has too much respect for Federer. He gives up too much court to Federer, meaning he's behind the base line. I think Andy needs to play a little closer to the base line, and just play his game.

Playing Chile represents the next step in our ultimate goal of bringing the Davis Cup back to the US. I have full confidence in this team.

He's our No. 1 player, and he's extremely confident on grass. But by no means is this a guarantee we are going to win.

It's like going with the hotter hand. James is playing a lot smarter now. He was a go-for-broke player, but now he is playing with a little more intuition and smarts. He is playing percentages better. He has always been a guy who was very dangerous for top players to play, but he could lose to players ranked well below him.

But I don't have any doubts about the maturity of the team.

Let it be said that it's not our job to make the calls. I understand their being upset, but for them to be upset with us is pretty surprising. It's really not right that it ended the way it did with controversy.

He is the leader. He's been around long enough that he's earned that right. I love his effort, and I love his intensity.

I'll be surprised if Massu can walk at the U.S. Open. I certainly don't think of him as a threat to win the U.S. Open.

I had a couple of discussions with him late last year, early this year. Any time he says he's interested, I'm interested. I'd be crazy not to be. He's Andre Agassi.

I think when we went on to see Croatia won the whole thing, we realized how far we were, but how close we were in some ways to go in. We were there the year before in the final. That still stings. It certainly stings for me. I know it stings for the guys, for the Bryans. That's still the only match they've lost. I think it is motivation for us. I think our antennas are up for this match.

I just wanted him to relax, not get too hyped-up. I wanted to see him sort of calm out there, trust his game and his ability.

He doesn't want to take that risk at this point, which I certainly understand. The other guys have stepped up. I feel as good as I felt going in with the second guy as I've felt in a while.

I love the way he comes out for Davis Cup. He brings that energy, he likes the big stage and things matter in Davis Cup. I like the way he's performed in Davis Cup and I like what I've seen from him.

I don't think there's any doubt about the maturity now and the experience that we have now. Now it's a question of doing it and performing. Do we have the capability of going away on clay and winning Yes. Are we as much a favorite as we are at home playing on hard court No, there's no question about that. But at the same time our guys have played well on clay at times. It's certainly not our best surface. Everybody knows that. But can we go in and win a tough match on clay Sure. We can no longer use the reason, 'Hey, we're young.' We have the experience. We know what it's like to go away and play in hostile territory. Certainly we'd prefer to have all the matches at home than away. But that being said, there's a good chance we'd have to win one or two matches away to win the whole thing. We're certainly capable of doing that.

We know Xavier is a talented and dangerous player, but we don't concern ourselves with the other team. But it makes it harder for them to win.

It will be my feel based on who I think is playing better, ... It will probably be a camp decision, a decision I make there. I probably wont have them play challenge matches per say because I think they are both beyond that. Basically what I said to both of them is I want you to come in with the attitude that you're going to play. This time I think they're both playing well enough, they both deserve to come in with that mentality that they don't have to prove something -- they don't have to prove anything. They're proven it this summer with how well they're doing.

Quite honestly, both guys like the ball up high. They like to serve and stay back and rip forehands, which they both do well. On the grass at Mission Hills, that's going to be a little trickier for them to do consistently.

We're optimistic. I think all the guys really feel like this year could be our year. We have a good chance to go deep in the event. I think we've got as good a chance as anyone to win it.

I wouldn't say it's been haunting us, but it was certainly a difficult loss. We obviously had a great team. But, you know, that is behind us.

I can watch them play and I feel very confident in the way they play, and I couldn't say that four months ago about either one of them, ... Robby now is playing much more disciplined, much smarter, not going for as many winners, they are both using their speed much better, using their defense better. Robby's biggest thing on clay has been his movement, and pulling the trigger too early. Now that he's playing within himself he should be a very good claycourt player.

Imagine if the guy were in really great shape. He's had wins over top five players in the world this year, but if you want to be a top 10 player, you have to be in great shape and he isn't in great shape.

U. S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says he really noticed the change in New Haven, when Blake won his second ATP Tour title. Through all the adversity, he's now so much more balanced in his mind, ... He used to miss one shot and get freaked out. Now, he doesn't panic.

He's a work horse and finally woke up and smelled the coffee that he has to play ... that grinding type of tennis.

When we went on to see Croatia won the whole thing, we realized how far we were, but how close we were in some ways. We were there the year before in the final. That still stings. It certainly stings for me. I know it stings for the guys. It's motivation for us.

Obviously, playing on grass should help our cause, but at the same time we know the Chileans are capable of playing at a high level on any surface, particularly when they are representing their country. We will not take them lightly.