John McEnroe is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. He has also managed a highly successful broadcasting career, and currently works for ESPN at Wimbledon and the US Open, NBC and Eurosport at the French Open, and the BBC at Wimbledon.
In addition, John is a father of six, an art collector, musician and businessman. He and his wife Patty Smyth live in Manhattan. He is the author of the bestselling memoir You Cannot Be Serious.
Praise for But Seriously "A brutally honest memoir in which
[McEnroe] writes with characteristic brazenness about the sport,
broadcasting and fatherhood."--CBS News
Praise for You Cannot Be Serious "An autobiography that's as
gloriously colorful as [John McEnroe] is."--San Diego
Union-Tribue
"[McEnroe] is brutally honest about his mellowing life and his
ever-evolving career in this second entertaining literary
foray."--The Winnipeg Free Press
"An entertaining account of his life."--Toronto Star
"McEnroe has successfully commoditized the anger and artistry that
made him one of the most charismatic champions in tennis
history."--Joel Drucker, San Francisco Chronicle
"Tennis fans... will not be disappointed.... 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."--Kirkus
"Vintage McEnroe... [he] appears nostalgic and even reflective on
some of his past behavior and comments, especially when it comes to
issues with his family.... the most tender and vulnerable moments
in the book arrive when McEnroe writes about not being appreciative
enough of his late father, his son Kevin's arrest for alleged
cocaine possession (which turned out to be baking soda) and his own
battles with drug use."--Kelyn Soong, The Washington Post
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