Nick Kyrgios keeps winning and so people keep talking about him and after his second round victory at the 2022 US Open, John McEnroe shared his thoughts about the Australian.
7-time Grand Slam champion is one of the people that offered Nick Kyrgios a coaching, but the 27-years-old Australian still travels without a coach. However, John McEnroe can really relate with the hot-headed 2022 Wimbledon finalist and he showed that in a recent interview, when he stated:
“I think I was right most of the time. That doesn’t mean I went about it in the right way,” McEnroe said, adding: “Knock on wood, I feel like I’m in a pretty good place now. The effort that I’ve made to get there, that’s been like a roller coaster in a lot of ways, but it’s been a hell of a ride. So I look at it that way and I feel like I’m in a pretty good place in my life right now.”
“Each time he does something I go, ‘Did I do that?’ I like Nick as a person. I think he’s a smart kid. He moves the needle. I think the players like him. A lot of fans like him. There’s a lot of talk about him. He’s an incredible talent,” McEnroe said.
“Almost all athletes have that fear of failure, and the question is not whether or not you have that. It’s how you handle it. Can you go out there and consistently give the effort that’s expected of a professional athlete who’s getting rewarded handsomely for their services? That’s the only issue that I’ve had with Nick over the years."
“I tried to model myself after [Jimmy] Connors, giving that type of effort. How hard did I try? Did I give it my best? And I think for the most part I feel like I did that, and I feel too often Nick just mails it in. And that’s just not good for him or good for the sport,” concluded John McEnroe.
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