faulted three straight times. >> this event was like a huge deal for me. i was in college at the time, and to play arthur there, and actually save a couple match points was just so crazy. it meant a lot to me. arthur was tough. >> mcenroe got the $100,000 first prize. ashe got $65,000 for second. he got more, there gratitude of everyone who is over 30 and feels younger. >> i would be willing to stack myself up against any 28-year-old on the tour, anyone. because i work harder than just about anybody. i'm in excellent shape. i take care of myself. and i'll be around for a while. >> i think about denial a lot because i accuse arthur of being in constant denial. but there's good denial and there's bad denial. the bad denial is like when arthur first had chest pain in 1979. and he never thought for a