You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver. Jim Courier More Quotes by Jim Courier More Quotes From Jim Courier It's a simple question of supply and demand. But all of us are grossly overpaid. I think it's a ridiculous dispute. Jim Courier demand simple thinking One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness. Jim Courier nadal greatness humble 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. Jim Courier voice office sports I think the Davis Cup has some untapped potential. It should be as prominent as the Grand Slams when it takes place. If you put it together with Fed Cup for an organized, nationalistic team competition taking place in a central location for two weeks, I think that would be beneficial from a fan interest stand point, from a media stand point and from a television stand point. Jim Courier media team thinking 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. Jim Courier team loss sports There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses. Jim Courier winning loss There are certainly great cities in America that don't have ATP and WTA events. Our fans are very provincial. They want American champions. Jim Courier champion cities america It's really easy to find your friends when you're playing away. You have a close-knit group with you and everyone else is cheering hard for their side. There's more satisfaction coming away with a road victory. Jim Courier victory cheer satisfaction 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. Jim Courier tennis team play I'm not suggesting that the entire nation can't be successful, but there's something to it when you have 150 cable channels and the Internet at your fingertips and video games and all kinds of ADD-addled devices like my iPhone and your BlackBerry and things that keep us busy. Jim Courier iphone successful games Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself. Jim Courier spite tennis successful If you don't want to practice, unless you have a hard-nosed coach, you don't have to. Jim Courier coaches practice want Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day. Jim Courier trophies losing winning In America, we love to give people second chances too - as long as you admit you were wrong and come back and do it the right way. Jim Courier second-chance long america What separates the winners from the losers is that they can deal with doing their best while still coming up short. Jim Courier winner deals loser Getting to number one in the world without a coach is highly unlikely. Jim Courier unlikely numbers world 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. Jim Courier knowing sleep night What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems. Jim Courier solve problem winning When I turned professional, what I was really aiming for was to be in the top 100, try to hold the top 100 for ten years, and just be in the show, and have a nice career. It's more than I could have ever hoped for. I worked awfully hard for it, but there are other people who worked just as hard and didn't get the breaks. I recognized that I've been lucky and being able to live this life that I wanted since a young age. I really went after it with everything that I have and somehow it worked out. Jim Courier nice age people 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. Jim Courier wise spring children
