“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
“Hell be lucky to last five or six years on those knees. What it might have to come down to is playing less on hard surfaces and playing more on forgiving surfaces.” YearsHardMightLastsHellFiveLuckySixForgivingSurfaceKnees 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've been lucky enough to primarily work for myself over the years.” YearsEnoughLucky Author:Jim Courier