![]() After another debatable call, an angry McEnroe shouted at the umpire, "You cannot be serious! You are an incompetent fool, an offense against the world!"Īnd those first four words were etched in history and inducted in the pop culture! "You cannot be serious!" has now become one of the most popular catchphrases in sports! McEnroe's best-selling book also bore the same name. Read 224 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. McEnroe!"Īnd then came the pinnacle of misbehaviour. Tennis legend John McEnroe was never afraid to inform the umpire that he felt they had made a wrong call and on this day 38 years ago he provided the most iconic moment of. Then when he was asked not to argue his call, he quite hilariously said to James, "Why can't I argue? Is it against the law to argue?"Īfter another 'wrong' call, McEnroe slammed his racket onto the turf! James quickly quipped, " That's a 'misuse' of the tennis racket, Mr. He dethroned the then King of tennis, Bjorn Borg, but along the way also stirred up a set of controversy, in a hilarious fashion too!įirst, he verbally deflated umpire Ted James, by saying, ""You guys are the absolute pits of the world, you know that?" Wimbledon 1981, is the event that is the setting for this reporter's contribution to the "Funniest moments in Sports" series. What distinguished 'Sir' John McEnroe from the rest, was that he crossed all the lines, all the time. ![]() The constant grunts, self-talks, occasional confrontations with the umpires, maybe the exotic racket-banging. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tennis players are always known for letting out their emotions on the court. ![]()
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