I hit a decent ball today at 52. All becuase when I was a kid Borg caught my imagination. He had so much to humilty yet he had the killer instinct. Much to love.
@MUFC First of all, what does that have to do with his comment? Second, they were saying soccer would be the #1 sport in America by 1980, then by 1990, then by 2000.... and it's still not even close...
Mac at 2:30 was how he looked when I met him and he signed a poster-sized photo I had of him winning his last tournament. Late '90's it was a cool look for him. I went to a lot of the "early" seniors tour events it was fun. People talk about the '84 McEnroe of course but to me I prefer the wood racket era Mac because of the extra body english he had to use given the frame. Next time you watch vintage vintage Mac just check it out. Watch the FH approach here: ua-cam.com/video/QS5_FkarRiY/v-deo.html
To me, this was the apex of the sport of tennis: McEnroe v Borg. Contrasting styles and contrasting personalities, but mutual respect. They ended up 7-7 in their careers, but that statistic is somewhat misleading. None of their matches were on clay, Borg's best surface. McEnroe wasn't particularly competitive on clay. He didn't need to be, but it does in my opinion indicate that Borg was the more complete player.
Christopher Holton so competive ,that mac won 3 of their 4 finals in slams is the most significant statistic. Mac of 84,would have taken care of anything borg had to offer.
Mac had the most skill hands fucking down. And he could do well on clay as we know he should have kicked Lendl's ass at RG '84. Whatever, there's no dispute that tennis '74-85 was THE BEST and McEnroe and McEnroe and his rivals were all part of that.
Bjorn Borg basically retired in 1981, in 1983 he retired from tennis. After 1981 he never played another grand slam , because of the Atp didnt allow him to play in the grand slams. The main reason why was he took time off and lost his ranking. In those days there were no wildcards , and wouldnt allow him to play in the grand slams unless he played in the qualifying tournaments. Borg was not going to play qualifying rounds to play in a grand slam, and the Atp would grant him any special favors, it was a loss for tennis.
It's hard to believe someone like Borg would retire from pro tennis at age 25, but he did. Now that I thought of it, it must be hugely tempting, you've already earned a bunch of millions, you're young , why not release yourself from the stress, the pressure and the hard work of being a pro athlete and just go enjoy your millions while you're young? It seems like a pretty decent idea, however, very very few have in fact done it.
No way. Borg saved it. Before him there were only decent chaps in jumpers, boring as hell. And there came this nordic god with long hair and cool as ice who had all the girls after him. O no, certainly not McEnroe. Borg was there first.
@@normadesmond6017 Borg moved the game itself forward. I guess I meant to say that McEnroe moved the officiating forward. Those Borg McEnroe duels were special.
@@RobertMOdell For sure. Magical. Because they were so completely different and both so good at what they did. Too bad it lasted for such a short time.
Look at McEnroe in 1977...Fila shirt and striped headband....clear Borg influence there! No surprise though...Bjorn Borg was the only player who John McEnroe truly respected. This was probably the reason why McEnroe never acted up when playing against Borg. They would have made an unbeatable doubles pairing!
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LOL, if you don't know what you're talking about please stay quite. If there's been anyone with a great personality in the game of tennis it is surely Björn Borg. Yes, he was often called an ice... but what you could feel from his persona was this immense character.
Borg always had that steely look in his eyes. Like it could pierce your soul. And 🔥 AF
I grew up with this rivalry. Epic stuff , I was just a kid but I remember that 81 final to this day when Borg was finally dethroned.
So do I. It really affected him.
I prefer 1980 final of course. Borg fan for life. 😉
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Greatest match in history.
I hit a decent ball today at 52. All becuase when I was a kid Borg caught my imagination. He had so much to humilty yet he had the killer instinct. Much to love.
@szs voc hey man dont tell no one
Loved this era we need more great personalities and rivalries
@MUFC First of all, what does that have to do with his comment? Second, they were saying soccer would be the #1 sport in America by 1980, then by 1990, then by 2000.... and it's still not even close...
That was well done🙏🏻🇺🇸⚓️
Mac at 2:30 was how he looked when I met him and he signed a poster-sized photo I had of him winning his last tournament. Late '90's it was a cool look for him. I went to a lot of the "early" seniors tour events it was fun. People talk about the '84 McEnroe of course but to me I prefer the wood racket era Mac because of the extra body english he had to use given the frame. Next time you watch vintage vintage Mac just check it out. Watch the FH approach here: ua-cam.com/video/QS5_FkarRiY/v-deo.html
To me, this was the apex of the sport of tennis: McEnroe v Borg. Contrasting styles and contrasting personalities, but mutual respect. They ended up 7-7 in their careers, but that statistic is somewhat misleading. None of their matches were on clay, Borg's best surface. McEnroe wasn't particularly competitive on clay. He didn't need to be, but it does in my opinion indicate that Borg was the more complete player.
Christopher Holton so competive ,that mac won 3 of their 4 finals in slams is the most significant statistic. Mac of 84,would have taken care of anything borg had to offer.
Superbly put!!
Lendl was better than both of them.
@@willritter4076 That is your opinion,but all the experts put Borg ahead of him,plus Lendl could not win Wimbledon,and never would.
Mac had the most skill hands fucking down. And he could do well on clay as we know he should have kicked Lendl's ass at RG '84. Whatever, there's no dispute that tennis '74-85 was THE BEST and McEnroe and McEnroe and his rivals were all part of that.
Bjorn Borg basically retired in 1981, in 1983 he retired from tennis. After 1981 he never played another grand slam , because of the Atp didnt allow him to play in the grand slams. The main reason why was he took time off and lost his ranking. In those days there were no wildcards , and wouldnt allow him to play in the grand slams unless he played in the qualifying tournaments. Borg was not going to play qualifying rounds to play in a grand slam, and the Atp would grant him any special favors, it was a loss for tennis.
Borg knew early on fitness and strength would determined the outcome of all his matches, he was prepared to go 8 sets if need be
Good ol Bud. I miss him
Borg for ever the King, the Tennis ViKing.
"that's all I ever do, I look at balls"
5:20:ish
The Mac is said to have an almost supernatual awarness of the court and the balls - one out of ten missing at any point he would notice no matter...
It's hard to believe someone like Borg would retire from pro tennis at age 25, but he did.
Now that I thought of it, it must be hugely tempting, you've already earned a bunch of millions, you're young , why not release yourself from the stress, the pressure and the hard work of being a pro athlete and just go enjoy your millions while you're young?
It seems like a pretty decent idea, however, very very few have in fact done it.
Wilander packed it in quite early as well.
Borg earned GBP 20,000 from Wimbledon 1980.
@@glennjonsson1819 Follow the leader.
Yes, better to enjoy the wealth while you are young ;-)
McEnroe saved tennis. We owe the improvements made to line calling to him. Now if that spirit will only spread to baseball pitching !
No way. Borg saved it. Before him there were only decent chaps in jumpers, boring as hell. And there came this nordic god with long hair and cool as ice who had all the girls after him. O no, certainly not McEnroe. Borg was there first.
@@normadesmond6017 Borg moved the game itself forward. I guess I meant to say that McEnroe moved the officiating forward. Those Borg McEnroe duels were special.
@@RobertMOdell For sure. Magical. Because they were so completely different and both so good at what they did. Too bad it lasted for such a short time.
@@normadesmond6017 Sport legend.
Look at McEnroe in 1977...Fila shirt and striped headband....clear Borg influence there! No surprise though...Bjorn Borg was the only player who John McEnroe truly respected. This was probably the reason why McEnroe never acted up when playing against Borg. They would have made an unbeatable doubles pairing!
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where a lot of players had to work hard mcenroe was probably the most naturally gifted.
As of yesterday, Wimbledon put the entire 1980 final online here.
Legends!
McEnroe the spoiled brat, Bjorn is the KiNG !!
We all have at least a little Johnny Mac deep inside
Bic Mac probably play the most soulful tennis ever
Most artistic also.
Gréât footage
Did Bjorn use a non wood racket in Stockholm?
Borgasms!!!
Do you realize how quickly that hashtag would rise to the top if Borg was a 17-year-old prodigy/heartthrob today? lol
Bud Collins doing his thing, coming with epic name combinations on the spot.
McEnroes ability mixed with borgs dedication would be the perfect player
Isn't it peRFect?
Poof like chalk flew everywhere everyone in here saw it you couldn't miss it The ball was clearly on the line lol
They never played on Clay very telling
borg-jesus
Yes! Borg looks like Jesus. I always thought that. But he's better than Jesus
Fucking epic
"I could not believe that people could continuously be so inept with line calling...worldwide."
Sounds like, "Everybody is WRONG but ME!!!"
Its possible that his calls were right more often than linespeoples', but its how he handled that: not letting anything go, etc.
Borg stop playing when he was only 25 !!!
Yes,because he started to lose always vs mcenroe
@@siberiantiger8553 Right, Millennial.
I beg of Angelinos, BEWARE Rick Caruso... He promises not to make a dime. Honest. Do us all a favor-- Karen Bass fights the good fight, for the underdogs, not the bullies. No more Rodney Kings. We all matter, and equally, no matter what. Love LA.
If I'm 25 and along comes Mac. , well I'd quit too I know how this is gonna end
Tennis is 5 words, bjorn borg john mc enroe! before it was a rich people sport ! and nobody cares !
ok vilas Lendl connors lol !
O, Borg was the first one who made millions wth playng tennis. He could sell anything.
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Borg - boring and nobody knows him now. Mac - the light of the game and we ALL know him today..... he brought personality to the game
LOL, if you don't know what you're talking about please stay quite. If there's been anyone with a great personality in the game of tennis it is surely Björn Borg. Yes, he was often called an ice... but what you could feel from his persona was this immense character.
I love JMcE, but that remark is just ignorant.
That's why the film Borg vs MacEnroe was about Borg.
NB: 3:0 Laver Cup 😎
Borg had bigger carisma then McEnroe
Borg made the tennis being followed by everybody. Before him, noone caredd this sport. Yu can not change that. Mcenroe arrived two years too late
Yankee go home