But Seriously: An Autobiography

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But Seriously: An Autobiography

But Seriously: An Autobiography

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Probably not, as no one watched it and it was taken off air long before the first series was due to end.

Contrarily to the other reviewer here I did not really hold him in the brattish reputation that he bore, or bears; rather I sought the raw emotion and reflection of an older man reconsidering his past--- both good and bad--- and learned some details of the art scene and of his well-meaning character that needed confirmation. What’s it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today’s greats, breaking bread with his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? I started explaining the rules (for that’s what I do during the Wimbledon Fortnight) but she quickly interrupted me by saying I might as well have been speaking Chinese.

With his signature irreverence, tempered just a bit by age, McEnroe serves up a juicy, revealing look at how his tennis afterlife is playing out off the court. The result is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions, all in McEnroe's signature style. By reference (in McEnroe's case) to the very visible, and audible, public figure on our screens and radios almost every day? I knew immediately that my frustration wasn't a good enough reason for me to do this, and while I didn't care about the cameraman, I did care about the crowd. Unfortunately, the detailed descriptions of scores and match, often a sequence of results and technical analyzes, make the pace in some parts too slow.

I don’t think so,” he concludes, “although overall my body of work certainly eclipses Serena in this area. So I walked to the guy's chair, grabbed the headphones off his head, and screamed as loud as I possibly could into his mic: "SHUT UP! All of which leaves McEnroe’s shtick looking increasingly dated, even laboured, as if he’s going through the motions with his emotions. I've always liked John McEnroe, and this is an honest account of his career as a tennis player and later as a commentator.Interestingly, I did once win an auction to have my portrait painted by him but he died before he could hand it over. But hey, I was there in 80's Wimbledon and John McEnroe is a part of my life; and just like David Bowie he made us weirdos/ geeks feel just that bit more comfortable and empowered to deal with horrible unimaginative normal people. However I admire John McEnroe tremendously, his playing and the way he has rebooted his career several times so I continued listening right to the end.

I tried to get them to come on my chat show John Partridge: Knowing Me, Knowing You, but they said they were a bit busy. I work full time which means that my reading is limited to short bus and tube rides, and snatches of moments in my lunchbreak, so I haven't got very far through the book yet, but what I have read, I have enjoyed. What emerges is the picture of a man who seems more content with life and not so prone to being bad tempered, as per the popular stereotype.An insightful book that shares some of the good, the bad, the ugly and the struggles of one of the greatest tennis players. A



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