Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr.is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles. Until Novak Djokovic in 2016, Courier was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth17 August 1970
CitySanford, FL
CountryUnited States of America
This is a way to space it out, manage it so your body can be sustained. The mental grind is something that forces most of us off the circuit.
I'm not a doctor but it's probably the Achilles.
We are excited to launch the Champions Cup Series and unveil another high quality tennis property in the United States.
We'll fill in with someone else. We have some options. I'll play at 7 (p.m.), just not with Michael.
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.
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.
The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
You have to be extreme to be exceptional. I couldn't revel in being number one. I had to get to zero. When my fitness was at its peak, I was intimidating. I made guys cave in. They'd be dejected in the locker room after matches, and I'd go out for a run, as if it wasn't enough. I'd rub it in their faces. I meant to do that.
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.
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
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.
Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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.
The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.