Jim Courier Quotes (24 Quotes)

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.

He has to be more emphatic at times. He tries to counter punch more it works well against everyone except Roger,

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.

He'll 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.

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.

The airplane has had a big impact on my life.

I came in with very low expectations. I've played two rounds of golf in 2006 before this tournament. Curtis and I have ham-and-egged it around here pretty well.

His game may not be obviously adaptable to grass, but his attitude is,

Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.

His day is done, and now we're doing it. And we're doing it pretty well and not with fingers in the air and our hands on our crotches.

The writing's been on the wall. Tennis takes us all over the world. People aspire to be the players they see on TV, and that's where dreams come from.

Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?

He cannot rip the ball unless his body is moving into the ball he's not strong enough.

I'm not a doctor but it's probably the Achilles.

He's going to have to be a little more emphatic at times,

It was very efficient very effective. The peace of mind it gives players is incredible - just knowing you're not going to lose a point because of a bad line call.

You can't blame him because he's so successful at it, but when he does come up against the world No.1, he's got to do more. That's got to weigh on your noggin a little bit.

The match was decided by absolutely top-flight tennis at the most crucial moments -- rather than nerves, rather than bad calls. It was a pure tennis match, in that sense, by two guys who everyone could aspire to be, battling it out in the most sportsmanlike fashion. And it was a truly heartfelt hug afterwards, too. It was a moving match, and they don't come as often as we'd like.

We want to be clear to the fans that the players take this very seriously and will be competing hard in every match. With the prize money and ranking points in every event there will be no doubt that these are tournaments, not exhibitions.

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.

The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.

Being a father, is it mellowing him out There's no positive energy and no negative energy for a long time -- very mysterious,

I have so much respect for him and what he brings to the court, his tenacity out there, his numerous abilities, foot speed, his shot selection, his cunning on the court.

My initial dream was to be a baseball player, ... I remember throwing a baseball at 2-years-old in the house. My dreams of playing tennis just kept changing. It's been a remarkable road.