“My parents (John and Kay) gave 110%,” he said. Some of that may be true.”, His wife of 20 years Smyth-McEnroe said: “His thing that is funny with the umpires and the call. The Swedish Ice Man said: “I think in the beginning he was a little bit lost. They think I harnessed this energy to throw off the opponent and lift my energy up or whatever it is. Ava said:  You look back now at the injustice of it all. Acceptance from someone like that is a huge thing. Presenter Sue Barker travelled to his home town of New York to speak to his family and friends, including his rock star wife Patty Smyth-McEnroe, about a colourful career which saw him win eight Wimbledon titles in singles and doubles. Others disagree. The American turned 60 earlier this year and Barker will present a BBC One documentary about him. I become closer to him and I think he could feel that too.”, McEnroe admitted: “When other players saw that, it started to change everything. This very special BBC Sport documentary celebrates 125 years of incredible Wimbledon history, featuring wonderful archive of the tournament's most memorable moments and illuminating interviews with the key players and famous fans. He had a temper and was behaving bad. When people look back in 10 years they are going to thank me for improving the level of officiating.”, His daughters agreed. McEnroe shared on the greatest Wimbledon finals of all times with Bjorn Borg in 1980 – and also a close friendship. BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show, 6 Music Recommends, Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Mercury Music Prize 2018/2019: £305,000-£309,999 Alan Shearer - £390,000-£394,999 Just the way I was viewed in the locker room. “I think I would have been a better player if I had not. It is clear from the start of John McEnroe: Still Rockin’ at 60 (BBC One) that this line still haunts the three-time Wimbledon singles champion. A lot of times I take it out on myself, other times there were, believe it or not, even though I never missed a call, there were times where I perhaps got a little bit too frustrated with some umpires and others. John McEnroe has been talking about his explosive outbursts, Paul Jubb eager to avoid Wimbledon showdown with hero Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray reveals daughter's funny reaction to first title win, Why Roger Federer owes Rafael Nadal after latest battle at French Open, John McEnroe reveals the one thing nobody does more of than Nadal, John McEnroe speaking about his tennis career, John McEnroe insists he could have won more had he kept his mouth shot, Paul Jubb sets sights on Wimbledon after Taylor Fritz picks up win. A BBC documentary to be shown on the eve of Wimbledon celebrates Super Brat turning 60 earlier this year. The BBC will show every match from Wimbledon's 18 courts live in HD for the first time ever. That propelled me for a long time but it is also difficult that you feel no matter what you do, it is not enough. Watch John McEnroe performing Bruce Springsteen's Glory Days during BBC Sport's documentary about his life and career. We don't accept him as a person and player. Tennis legends including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker and Billie Jean King and Grand Slam winners Tracy Austin, Pat Cash and Kim Clijsters, as well as Wimbledon favourite Tim Henman, will all give their expert views. I guess I was probably wrong just a couple of times!”. Read about our approach to external linking. "The BBC's offering this year will bring our audiences exceptional coverage and bring them closer to the court action than ever before.". Read about our approach to external linking. Express. Last updated on 19 June 201919 June 2019.From the section Tennis. Wimbledon is where gladiators like Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have gone head to head, where Nicolas Mahut and John Isner played for days and Jana Novotna cried on Centre Court.