"Not showing emotion is abnormal and that's boring" - McEnroe defends Djokovic and other player's outbursts
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John McEnroe knows a thing or two about outbursts on the tennis court, but he thinks that players should be more excused for the harmless outbursts.
Novak Djokovic has been the most known player for outbursts among the Big Three because the Serbian has had many more than both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who are incredibly well-behaved.
They have shown emotions in the past, yet Djokovic's outbursts have been much more pronounced, and it's put him in a bad light with fans around the world.
McEnroe thinks that emotion is good for sports because it's the most basic reaction to it. If there are no emotions, there are no sports. He also agrees that dangerous outbursts should be heavily penalized, but throwing a racket on the ground should be excused.
"I don't think anyone would be surprised that's where I stand on that, based on my history, but particularly in a one-on-one game, you need to express yourself. It's not like you're a Manchester City fan or Manchester United fan and you don't care who's on the team."— McEnroe on outbursts in tennis<br>
"This is different. We're out there by ourselves. I don't defend if you throw a racket and hit somebody, that's a different story. But if you throw it on the ground and it's not going to hit anyone…"
Generally, McEnroe feels players are incredibly well behaved and he wasn't like that at all. To him, a young John was more of an average guy who just got annoyed by things on the court. For him, it's abnormal to not show any emotion and also incredibly boring.
"But generally, these players are incredibly well-behaved. I'm more like the normal guy that gets frustrated and pissed off when they play. The abnormal guy to me is boring."— McEnroe on lack of emotion in tennis<br>
"The guy that never showed any expression. How the hell do you do that? That's far more difficult to do than what I did."
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