John McEnroe: Serena’s Pregnant, So Maybe I Should Play Her Now

EXCERPT:

McENROE: “People always ask me, 'Can you beat Serena Williams?' What is this, 'Oooh?' My girls don’t think I can beat her now. I thought I could beat her. She’s pregnant, so maybe I should play her now. I’d have a better— a better chance.”
COLBERT: “Might be — “
McENROE: “But either way I wish her the absolute best. She’s best thing that’s happened to American tennis in the last 10, 15 years.”
COLBERT: “Yes, you said — after Wimbledon, you actually said — after Wimbledon in 2015, you said, 'Serena is arguably the greatest athlete of the last 100 years.'”
McENROE: “She’s certainly one of the greatest athletes of the last 100 years — “
COLBERT: “'Arguably the greatest athlete.' Why are you — I was just giving you the out. That was the exit door. That was the life boat I was throwing you. Why did you have to stab it with a knife? There are sharks in the water around you right now!”
McENROE: “That’s — that’s why you’re kicking ass, and my show lasted on CNBC for six months, 12 years ago.”