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John McEnroe Discusses Keith Olbermann’s “Obnoxious Personality”

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You canNOT be serious! But here’s tennis badboy and sometime cable news host John McEnroe talking about just-departed MSNBC host Keith Olbermann and his “obnoxious personality.”

Discussing his ref-berating career on the court, HLN host Joy Behar asked McEnroe if he identified with Olbermann:

BEHAR: Can you identify with Keith Olbermann? That guy’s getting a bad rap now. They let him go at MSNBC, and they say it’s because he has an obnoxious personality.

MCENROE: Well, I can agree with that.

BEHAR: That he has an obnoxious personality?

MCENROE: Well I don’t know the guy. To me, he liked to let people know that he had an obnoxious personality.

Somehow, it’s extremely entertaining hearing McEnroe say it. He goes on to suggest that just as he had problems only “with umpires,” perhaps Olbermann had a similar problem with “NBC executives.”

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  • The Lantern of Truth

    He cannot be serious .

  • skyfet

    This is interesting, coming from someone that screams his head out on the court. By the way also made money out of his shameful antics.

  • The Real Royal King

    That is indeed saying something coming from McEnroe.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Dude, if McEnroe calls you obnoxious, then you must be REALLY obnoxious.

    Having said that, I’m a HUGE tennis fan and find him rather enjoyable now. I guess age has mellowed him.

  • Harry Flashman

    Pot, meet kettle.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    RRK doesn’t know he is obnoxious. We have to tell him.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Many have tried Gordon, but he refuses to believe that someone as refined as him could be obnoxious.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Many have tried Gordon, but he refuses to believe that someone as phony as him could be obnoxious.

    There 2012, I cleaned that one up for you.

  • notsofast

    Behar, McEnroe and KO- the ahole trifecta!

  • skyfet

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Dude, if McEnroe calls you obnoxious, then you must be REALLY obnoxious.

    Having said that, I’m a HUGE tennis fan and find him rather enjoyable now. I guess age has mellowed him.

    Not sure if you really are a tennis fan, how can he be enjoyable now when he plays senior tennis. Enjoyable is watching Federer and Nadal. Come on, do you have to be a phony in sport as well?

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Now this is undeniably pot meet kettle.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Sky says:

    Not sure if you really are a tennis fan, how can he be enjoyable now when he plays senior tennis.

    Um, I was referring to his commentary. You know what’s funny about some of you libs, you lie about absolutely everything so you assume everyone does as well. It’s so sad.

    ps, for the record, I”m an Andy Roddick fan, can’t stand Fed.

  • JacksonGT

    LOL Well, straight from the horse’s ass…oops, I mean mouth.

  • Zakk

    From one failed host to another. Great Job. Up next, what Donahue thought of Olbermann.

  • skyfet

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Sky says:

    Not sure if you really are a tennis fan, how can he be enjoyable now when he plays senior tennis.

    Um, I was referring to his commentary. You know what’s funny about some of you libs, you lie about absolutely everything so you assume everyone does as well. It’s so sad.

    ps, for the record, I”m an Andy Roddick fan, can’t stand Fed.

    Well that’s says it all, calling you out is not a lie, your definition of lie is amusing. By the way Federer is the best ever in tennis and Nadal is close by. I’m not going to knock Mr.Roddick for his performance, he is good in his job, and it’s not my place to criticise.

  • JacksonGT

    Zakk said:
    From one failed host to another. Great Job. Up next, what Donahue thought of Olbermann.

    Ooooo, can we ask Ricky Lake, too? And Montel Williams?

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Skyfet says:

    Well that’s says it all, calling you out is not a lie, your definition of lie is amusing

    Pardon me if calling someone a phony is the same thing as saying they are lying in my mind. See the problem with some of you libs on this site is you’re so eager to play gotcha with me, that you end up making fools of yourselves.

    ps, As a huge tennis fan, I’m well aware of the fact that Fed is the best, possibly ever (I was a huge Sampras fan, so I might argue a little bit). I don’t become a fan of someone just because they are the top dog. I’ve been a Roddick fan for years and am not a fair weather fan. Now get over yourself.

  • The Real Royal King

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    someone as refined as him

    “… someone as refined as he ….”

    Insert the silent verb. If it’s “is”, use the subjective.

    And, please, learn basic English. Surely, there is a community college near you.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Self-Appointed Royal Spelling and Grammar Czar, you’ve had SO many errors pointed out that you’d think you’d learn your lesson. I guess some people never do.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Sky says:

    Not sure if you really are a tennis fan, how can he be enjoyable now when he plays senior tennis.

    Um, I was referring to his commentary. You know what’s funny about some of you libs, you lie about absolutely everything so you assume everyone does as well. It’s so sad.

    ps, for the record, I”m an Andy Roddick fan, can’t stand Fed.

    You just lied on me no more than 4 hours ago.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    UNreasonable lib, should I know what you are talking about? Because I don’t.

    ps, I think I’d remember if I had “lied” on you.

  • skyfet

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Skyfet says:

    Well that’s says it all, calling you out is not a lie, your definition of lie is amusing

    Pardon me if calling someone a phony is the same thing as saying they are lying in my mind. See the problem with some of you libs on this site is you’re so eager to play gotcha with me, that you end up making fools of yourselves.

    But you are a phony.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    UNreasonable lib, should I know what you are talking about? Because I don’t.

    ps, I think I’d remember if I had “lied” on you.

    You said something to the tune of “funny when the liberal msm was politicizing this you had nothing to say” which is a blatant lie or did you forget about that, liar?

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    skyfet said:
    But you are a phony.

    There’s no point, she’s a master of the Palin defense; she makes herself look like a fool and tries to displace or claim “gotcha”

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    UNreaxonable lib says:
    You said something to the tune of “funny when the liberal msm was politicizing this you had nothing to say” which is a blatant lie or did you forget about that, liar?

    So Obama DID call out his political allies that were tar and feathering innocent people? Well by all means, please post a link to this.

  • skyfet

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    UNreaxonable lib says:
    You said something to the tune of “funny when the liberal msm was politicizing this you had nothing to say” which is a blatant lie or did you forget about that, liar?

    So Obama DID call out his political allies that were tar and feathering innocent people? Well by all means, please post a link to this.

    Why is it about your feelings that was hurt, why isn’t about the people shit dead and there bereaved family.
    Shame on you.

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    Sky, your idiocy knows no bounds. Bills segment was ABOUT THE MEDIA COVERAGE!!

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
    Sky, your idiocy knows no bounds. Bills segment was ABOUT THE MEDIA COVERAGE!!

    Still waiting for your answer, liar.

  • D REX

    now theres a classic Idiot calling the kettle white

  • Seeing 2012 From My Window

    UNreasonable libs says:

    Still waiting for your answer, liar.

    Um, I already responded.

  • M Colins

    I was an avid tennis player during McEnroe’s heyday and the thing about McEnroe was that he was usually right. He had very high standards and was not happy when others didn’t share them, usually linesmen and umpires. In this way I believe he is different from Olbermann who simply was abusive from the get go and didn’t make up with it with anything positive like great TV

    Mac was a virtuoso for a time and there was no denying it from anyone who was knowledgeable..

  • http://gothicromance.net fransway

    Who is John McEnroe?

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