John Powers

And he somehow won the fifth set consistently. came in, gave kind of a desultory press conference. Even McEnroe can be desultory in a press conference. And I thought, well, maybe if I go back to the locker room, I can get something. I just wanted to ask him one question.

And he somehow won the fifth set consistently. came in, gave kind of a desultory press conference. Even McEnroe can be desultory in a press conference. And I thought, well, maybe if I go back to the locker room, I can get something. I just wanted to ask him one question.

And he somehow won the fifth set consistently. came in, gave kind of a desultory press conference. Even McEnroe can be desultory in a press conference. And I thought, well, maybe if I go back to the locker room, I can get something. I just wanted to ask him one question.

How did that feel at that moment at the end of the fourth set when 20,000 people were cheering for a guy from Sweden in New York City? And I walked back in and McEnroe was the only guy in the locker room because the tournament was over. Borg had left by car as soon as the award ceremony was over. And it was just McEnroe and me in the locker room. At that point, I hadn't met him. I was very young.

How did that feel at that moment at the end of the fourth set when 20,000 people were cheering for a guy from Sweden in New York City? And I walked back in and McEnroe was the only guy in the locker room because the tournament was over. Borg had left by car as soon as the award ceremony was over. And it was just McEnroe and me in the locker room. At that point, I hadn't met him. I was very young.

How did that feel at that moment at the end of the fourth set when 20,000 people were cheering for a guy from Sweden in New York City? And I walked back in and McEnroe was the only guy in the locker room because the tournament was over. Borg had left by car as soon as the award ceremony was over. And it was just McEnroe and me in the locker room. At that point, I hadn't met him. I was very young.

You know, the kid reporter at The Washington Post. And I introduced myself and John kind of looked at me like, yeah. And I said, I just want to ask you one question. And I asked him the question about how it felt at the end of that fourth set. And Dave, he just went off. He said, could you believe that? Could you? Do you think if that match was in Sweden, there'd be one person pulling for me?

You know, the kid reporter at The Washington Post. And I introduced myself and John kind of looked at me like, yeah. And I said, I just want to ask you one question. And I asked him the question about how it felt at the end of that fourth set. And Dave, he just went off. He said, could you believe that? Could you? Do you think if that match was in Sweden, there'd be one person pulling for me?

You know, the kid reporter at The Washington Post. And I introduced myself and John kind of looked at me like, yeah. And I said, I just want to ask you one question. And I asked him the question about how it felt at the end of that fourth set. And Dave, he just went off. He said, could you believe that? Could you? Do you think if that match was in Sweden, there'd be one person pulling for me?

I know I misbehave and I understand why people get up. I didn't ask another question for 30 minutes. The only challenge was I didn't have a tape recorder was trying to write everything down because he was talking so fast. So I ended up I was supposed to write a 16 inch sidebar. And I came back and told Barry Lorge what I'd gotten.

I know I misbehave and I understand why people get up. I didn't ask another question for 30 minutes. The only challenge was I didn't have a tape recorder was trying to write everything down because he was talking so fast. So I ended up I was supposed to write a 16 inch sidebar. And I came back and told Barry Lorge what I'd gotten.

I know I misbehave and I understand why people get up. I didn't ask another question for 30 minutes. The only challenge was I didn't have a tape recorder was trying to write everything down because he was talking so fast. So I ended up I was supposed to write a 16 inch sidebar. And I came back and told Barry Lorge what I'd gotten.

And he called the desk and said, you got to get John some more space. And I ended up writing 40 inches and they ran every inch of it. So a lot of times people have asked me, well, how did you get Knight to give you the access? How did you get this guy to give you the access? The answer almost always is because I asked. It's really that simple.

And he called the desk and said, you got to get John some more space. And I ended up writing 40 inches and they ran every inch of it. So a lot of times people have asked me, well, how did you get Knight to give you the access? How did you get this guy to give you the access? The answer almost always is because I asked. It's really that simple.

And he called the desk and said, you got to get John some more space. And I ended up writing 40 inches and they ran every inch of it. So a lot of times people have asked me, well, how did you get Knight to give you the access? How did you get this guy to give you the access? The answer almost always is because I asked. It's really that simple.

Absolutely, yes. But there's an element of no. And the absolute yes is, of course, they're just games. And it's not life and death. And I wince every time there's a genuine tragedy connected to sports when people say, well, this puts life in perspective. Because you know what? It doesn't. The next day, fans are going to be screaming about a losing coach or a bad call or something like that.

Absolutely, yes. But there's an element of no. And the absolute yes is, of course, they're just games. And it's not life and death. And I wince every time there's a genuine tragedy connected to sports when people say, well, this puts life in perspective. Because you know what? It doesn't. The next day, fans are going to be screaming about a losing coach or a bad call or something like that.

Absolutely, yes. But there's an element of no. And the absolute yes is, of course, they're just games. And it's not life and death. And I wince every time there's a genuine tragedy connected to sports when people say, well, this puts life in perspective. Because you know what? It doesn't. The next day, fans are going to be screaming about a losing coach or a bad call or something like that.

It's human nature. It's sports human nature. And yes, I want to say enough already. But there's another part of me, Dave, that believes sports does play a very important role in our society because it does give people a place to go away from the often harsh realities of life. And I... This was driven home to me in a very personal way when my mother died in 1993.

It's human nature. It's sports human nature. And yes, I want to say enough already. But there's another part of me, Dave, that believes sports does play a very important role in our society because it does give people a place to go away from the often harsh realities of life. And I... This was driven home to me in a very personal way when my mother died in 1993.