My wife allowed me to be me which I think is important in a relationship - John McEnroe on his relationship with wife Patty Smyth Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

My wife allowed me to be me which I think is important in a relationship - John McEnroe on his relationship with wife Patty Smyth

John McEnroe with his wife Patty Smyth Tennis legend has heaped praise on his current wife, . After coming out of a contentious marriage, John McEnroe wed Patty Smyth in 1997. The 63-year-old is happily married and frequently attributes his professional success to his wife. on The Empire Film Podcast, the seven-time Grand Slam champion praised his wife's virtues. He stated that she encouraged him to be who he was, which is important in a relationship. "My present wife, who I have been with almost 28 years, finally I feel like allowed me to be me, which I think is important in a relationship. If you can have that, you feel like it's already a success," McEnroe said. 'McEnroe' was released back in September. It follows the American as he finally shares his perspective on his legendary career. "It's not like I was going out and saying to anyone that was interested, 'Hey, I am doing a documentary, is anyone interested?'. I mean fortunately there were people coming out my way and they thought it would be a good idea cause I was like willing to look back what happened 40 years ago again, I felt like it was important to show the journey to where I have got to," McEnroe said. "You know that was as important to me so that I would be willing to start to look back and hopefully I have learned from the mistakes and and learned to appreciate things more," he added.

It doesn t happen that often in a relationship for whatever reasons but that s the key to success - John McEnroe

Louis Armstrong Stadium Dedication Ceremony John McEnroe lauded his wife with The Sun Showbiz. He said that his wife's support allowed him to flourish, even though this rarely occurs in a relationship. "I ended up meeting my wife patty, now my present wife, and she did something that I think was all you could ask of a partner is allowing that person to flourish and be the person he wants to be like be himself. She let me be me and I think it doesn’t happen that often in a relationship for whatever reasons. But that’s the key to success in a way," McEnroe said. Here’s what he said about being honest in life:"I believe that I try to be honest in life. When I do commentary, it’s obviously a different form of honesty. I mean, you talking about… you are being the backseat driver." Poll : Who will win the 2022 ATP finals? Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev Stefanos Tsitsipas 1320 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found