“What separates the winners from the losers is that they can deal with doing their best while still coming up short.” Quote by Jim Courier
“There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.” WellsReasonNightGivenLosesSleepKnowingReason WhyGraciousSleep WellFedererNadal Author:Jim Courier
“Us going out there and performing our best. That's how I define success. I'm not going to define it for us by the wins and the losses as much as by the effort and how we handle ourselves.” WinningLossEffortHandlePerformingGoing OutDefine Success 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
“You can look directly at the NFL and see how successful they've become because they have central control, central voice, and it doesn't mean that the owners don't have a say, but the commissioner runs it, and he's the one who speaks for them when they go out and do commercial deals.” LooksMeanRunningSpeakVoiceDealsSuccessfulNflOwnersCommissioners 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
“When you lack cohesion, it becomes difficult to have a clear marketing strategy.” DifficultClearStrategyMarketingMarketing StrategyCohesion Author:Jim Courier
“When your four biggest tournaments all operate relatively independently, and the ATP and WTA tour operate independently, and you have Davis Cup and Fed Cup that operate independently, it makes it a tough message.” FourMessagesToughCupsFedsTournaments Author:Jim Courier
“Getting to number one in the world without a coach is highly unlikely.” WorldNumbersCoachesUnlikely Author:Jim Courier