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**Fiipolera** · 03-11-2008, 04:02 PM

Yeah, I was thinking more in terms of the definition of overrated, which is being praised or honored out of proportion to what one has actually accomplished.

To me, McEnroe is on the second-to-third tier of the all-time greats, but he gets talked about like he was a first-tier great. Hence, overrated. I think much of the reason he is overrated is due to his personality and media presence, which tends to obscure what he actually did accomplish.

Also the nature of his wins, which I think work against a claim that he's overrated. Those were epic matches with Borg at Wimbledon, and he did have that incredible 82-3 season (or whatever). I agree that his champion's results were compressed into a relatively short time span, but they were spectacular. That said, I'm speaking from reputation. I was 8 when he won Wimbledon in '81. I don't recall the level of attention.

03-11-2008, 04:02 PM	#19
Fiipolera Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	Yeah, I was thinking more in terms of the definition of overrated, which is being praised or honored out of proportion to what one has actually accomplished. To me, McEnroe is on the second-to-third tier of the all-time greats, but he gets talked about like he was a first-tier great. Hence, overrated. I think much of the reason he is overrated is due to his personality and media presence, which tends to obscure what he actually did accomplish. Also the nature of his wins, which I think work against a claim that he's overrated. Those were epic matches with Borg at Wimbledon, and he did have that incredible 82-3 season (or whatever). I agree that his champion's results were compressed into a relatively short time span, but they were spectacular. That said, I'm speaking from reputation. I was 8 when he won Wimbledon in '81. I don't recall the level of attention.
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