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You Cannot Be Serious

John McEnroe

A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by the bad boy of tennis describes his rise to success in the world of professional tennis, his controversial on-court behavior, his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and pop star Patty Smyth, and his current roles as father, tennis player, and TV commentator. 200,...

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr referenced a chapter in John McEnroe's book where he talks about how he won Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open but never the French Open, and how he once had the French Open won but ended up losing. The quote was from McEnroe about how he hated the country of France during the tournament.

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I told you that great thing that he said, like when he was fucking up one year when he was fucking it up, he screamed at the top of his lungs, 'I hate this country.'

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 6-8-23

Bill Burr referenced a chapter in John McEnroe's book where he talks about how he won Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open but never the French Open, and how he once had the French Open won but ended up losing. The quote was from McEnroe about how he hated the country of France during the tournament.

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I told you that great thing that he said, like when he was fucking up one year when he was fucking it up, he screamed at the top of his lungs, 'I hate this country.'

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-8-15

Bill Burr referenced a chapter in John McEnroe's book where he talks about his attempt at the French Open and his frustration at the time.

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And then I also remembered that fucking hilarious chapter in John McEnroe's book where he'd won Wimbledon he won the US Open he won the Australian Open and he needed the career grand slam to win the French Open

he thinks about it and I told you that great thing that he said like when he was fucking up one year when he was fucking it up He screamed at the top of his lungs. I hate this country

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-8-15

Bill Burr mentioned a humorous chapter in John McEnroe's book, where John discussed his near-miss at winning the French Open to complete his career Grand Slam, including his frustration at that time.

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I also remembered that fucking hilarious chapter in John McEnroe's book where he'd won Wimbledon he won the US Open he won the Australian Open and he needed the career grand slam to win the French Open One year he actually had it won and he ended up fucking up and he blew it and every time he goes there to commentate he thinks about it

He screamed at the top of his lungs, 'I hate this country'

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 6-8-15

It was mentioned that John McEnroe's book had a humorous chapter about his failed attempt to win the French Open to complete the career grand slam, and he famously yelled 'I hate this country' during one of his French Open matches.

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And then I also remembered that fucking hilarious chapter in John McEnroe's book where he'd won Wimbledon, he won the US Open, he won the Australian Open, and he needed the career grand slam to win the French Open.

He screamed at the top of his lungs, 'I hate this country'.

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