“I'm a big proponent of Hawk-Eye. I think it's a wonderful addition, not only for the players, but more importantly for the fans.” ThinkingBigsEyePlayerWonderfulFansHawks Author:Jim Courier
“There are only four U.S. tournaments that the very best players in the world play every year - Palm Springs, Miami, Cincinnati, and the U.S. Open. So how would golf or NFL or NHL fare if there were only four times a year that their very best were visible? Tennis went international, and for us to expect it to be popular media-wise is very naïve. And that translates into children and families being interested.” IfsWorldYearsChildrenPlayWiseFourPlayerMediaSpringGolfInternationalNflTennisVisibleTranslatePalmsTournamentsNhlMiamiBest PlayersPalm Springs Author:Jim Courier
“You need to look to make a cohesive calendar that makes sense and helps elongate the careers of your players as opposed to shorten them inadvertently.” NeedsLooksHelpingCareersPlayerMake SenseCalendars Author:Jim Courier
“There is a lot of pressure on tennis players like other sports that are singular like you're not on a team. When all the pressure rides on your shoulders, it can be a lot different. Team sports you share those moments with the teammates. You share the pressures. You share the wins. You share the losses. You have a coach that can change the course of matches. But in tennis you're out there by yourself. There are no caddies. There are no coaches. You do it alone in the arena and I think that ups the ante a little bit.” ThinkingDifferentMomentsWinningSportsLossPlayerTeamShareLike YouCoachesTennisTeammateTennis Player Author:Jim Courier
“If they had rankings in baseball, maybe I would have been able to do the math and figure out my chances of being a professional baseball player versus a tennis player. But that was the decision-maker for me, I just thought I was better in tennis.” IfsHas BeensAbleChanceDecisionPlayerFiguresBaseballMathTennisMakersVersusBaseball PlayerRankingTennis PlayerDecision Makers Author:Jim Courier
“I really try not to read the tennis articles, because a lot of times they're guessing at how a player is feeling, and I like to keep myself kind of open minded about how I'm feeling, rather than have someone else explain to me what's going on.” TryingKindFeelingsPlayerTennisArticlesOpen MindOpen MindedGuessing Author:Jim Courier
“I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I was 12 years old and I couldn't tell you what I was in baseball, but I liked my chances in tennis of getting a scholarship to college.” YearsStatesAmericaChanceUnitedUnited StatesPlayerCollegeBaseballTennisFloridaUnited States Of AmericaScholarshipTennis PlayerSecond Best Author:Jim Courier
“The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.” ReasonPlayerBaseballRoutesBaseball PlayerRanking Author:Jim Courier
