SERENA ISN'T ALONE: The Greatest Sporting Freak-Outs Of All Time


John McEnroe They Cannot Be Serious

SERENA WILLIAMS’ LATEST outburst at the US Open is not the first time the American has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

She is, however, not alone either and most definitely will not be the last highly-strung, competitive sports star to have ‘a moment’ in the public eye. There were plenty of examples to choose from and here are some of our favorites.

This post originally appeared at The Score.

John McEnroe

We start with tennis and another American – just for the day that is in it. Here John McEnroe indulges in some straight talking with the umpire Ted James during his first-round match against Tom Gullikson. He was later fined $1,500 and almost thrown out of the Championship for calling James “the pits of the world.”

Michael Schumacher

With valuable championship points at stake, Schumacher is stuck behind David Coulthard for several laps in awful conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix in 1998. The Scot eventually slows to allow his team-mate’s title rival by – except that the Ferrari racer runs straight into the back of the McLaren, ending his race, and he later accuses Coulthard of trying to kill him. Check out Ferrari and McLaren mechanics trying to keep both men separated in the pit lane from about 2.30 minutes in.

Didier Drogba

Having seen his side knocked out of the Champions League because of a late goal from the boot of Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta, Didier Drogba first vents his frustrations with referee Tom Henning Ovrebo before sharing his opinion of the Norwegian’s performance with the television cameras.

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