![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "It's sort of pathetic in a way, and exhilarating in a way, that people remember." "They say it to me before I have a chance to say it to them," he said. He told CNN that people shout the phrase at him almost every day. Despite the outburst, he went on to win the tournament. The seven-time Grand Slam singles winner - who was renowned for his mid-match antics - is still most widely recognized for the 1981 moment, which came during the first round at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships after McEnroe disagreed with a line call. "That's why people think of me in the first place," he added. Asked whether the role would ever have come about were it not for his famous on-court meltdown, the former world number one told CNN: "That's a question that on the one hand we can't answer (but) on the other hand. ![]()
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