“Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net.” PeopleSidesShotsTennisClutch Author:Jim Courier
“I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way.” ThinkingWayPlayAbleTennis Author:Jim Courier
“We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.” YoungSportsDifficultLosesBallsAthleteSoccerTennisKickingYoung AthletesSoccer Ball Author:Jim Courier
“You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of great athletes run the other way because they can't be successful initially.” WayRunningSuccessfulBasketballBallsAthleteComplicatedKicksTennisBeing SuccessfulGreat Athlete 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 can drill down on where hunger comes from and figure it out from there, but there absolutely has to be a sense of urgency if you're going to play tennis because you're the team - there's no one for you to rely on but yourself.” IfsPlayTeamFiguresHungerRelyTennisUrgencyDrillsSense Of Urgency Author:Jim Courier
“The first thing I would do is create one office that controlled all of pro tennis so you had one central voice that spoke for tennis. Central governance is something that's really held the sport back and will continue to do so.” FirstsSportsVoiceOfficeTennisSpokesControlledGovernance 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
“Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.” KindDevelopmentIntellectualEncouragementTennisIntellectual Development Author:Jim Courier
“You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.” IfsThinkingHas BeensTodayTennis 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
“I will do everything in my power to make sure people are aware that our team is out there fighting the good fight for the tennis fans of the United States.” PeopleStatesFightingUnitedUnited StatesTeamFansTennisGood Fight Author:Jim Courier
