Osaka has resumed her participation in pressers, but, on the court, lost her momentum as the next tennis great. Osaka, 24, boycotted post-match press conferences last year because, among other reasons, they “show no regard for athletes’ mental health.” She then pulled out of the tournament and adopted a reputation of being mentally fragile. After his film debuted last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, McEnroe found parallels between himself, Naomi Osaka and the evolving discussion around mental health in sports. He captured a seventh Grand Slam by 25 years old, but never again advanced to a major semifinal. The mental ringer of fame and tumult contributed to McEnroe’s early descent from the top. “In a way, if nothing else, I hope that people see there’s more to me and more to a lot of people than meets the eye,” he said. McEnroe says now that his angry outbursts were often not really about being angry. The second part delves into McEnroe’s home life – including his failed marriage to actress Tatum O’Neal – while focusing on fatherhood. Bjorn Borg, the Swedish tennis great who retired to enjoy solitude at just 26 years old, is featured prominently as McEnroe’s idol and friend. The first half is a look back at his meteoric rise in tennis, summarized in the style of a prolonged Nike commercial. It’s essentially a two-part film condensed into 100 minutes. McEnroe’s antics are addressed in his documentary, ‘McEnroe,’ which will be available for SHOWTIME subscribers on September 2. And so instead of showing tears, I was showing anger. You got to grin-and-bear-it type of stuff. And at other times, you’d feel like there’d be tears in your eyes but I know that, at least when I grew up, guys don’t cry. And I grew up with you got to be intense and you got to have that edge and you can’t let up for a second, you got to keep your foot on the gas. “The first thing I think about is hopefully something funny, something that would lighten the mood. “A lot of the times I was getting angry I was hiding something that was completely different,” McEnroe said. The profanity, often directed toward the umpire, inspired McEnroe’s ‘angry rebel’ reputation, which ultimately became his lucrative brand. John McEnroe, still the greatest tennis player NYC ever produced, said his infamous outbursts were coping mechanisms that masked issues dealing with the emotional toll of a complicated personal life and pressurized career.
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