The ten greatest sports failures of all time

1984 French Open (Gilbert Iundt.

Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/TempSport/Corbis) John McEnroe, one of the top 11 tennis champion John McEnroe John McEnroe once said: "We all choked.

"Winners know how to deal with suffocation better than losers.

He participated in the 1984 French Open , had not lost a match all year and defeated Ivan Lendl in the first two sets.

With the score tied at 1-1 in the third set, McEnroe was photographed Enraged by the distracting noise coming from the teacher's headphones, he came over and screamed during breaks.

"I thought, What the hell am I doing? Years later," he said. If you start lashing out when things are going well, you might make your opponent think you're not as confident as you look." What remained was one of the most disturbing matches in tennis history, which McEnroe lost in five sets The game will be remembered more for Lendl's outbursts and collapses than for his physical prowess and determination.

In sports, sometimes the losers are as fresh in our memories as the winners. Usually because they're in a winning position.

The flip side of every big comeback is a big collapse.

Without the 2003 Chicago Cubs, there would be no Florida Marlins Miracle World Series season.

The Buffalo Bills would not have made their third consecutive Super Bowl appearance without the 1993 postseason Houston Oilers.

Nick Faldo wouldn't have won the Masters without Greg Norman's debacle, and he hasn't played on tour in two years.

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