"Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development"
- Jim Courier
About this Quote
In this quote, Jim Courier is expressing his belief that the sport of tennis does not add to intellectual growth or development. He might be suggesting that the physical nature of the game does not require much psychological stimulation or vital thinking. Instead, it focuses mostly on physical abilities and athleticism. This statement might likewise imply that tennis does not provide chances for players to take part in deep thinking or problem-solving, as other activities or sports might. In general, Courier's words suggest that tennis might not be a psychologically tough or revitalizing activity, and therefore may not contribute to intellectual advancement in the same method that other pursuits might.
This quote is written / told by Jim Courier somewhere between August 17, 1970 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 5 other quotes.
"There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim"
"I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing"
"In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it. In tennis and NBA basketball, everybody had a hospitality suite, and so you could go there and load up if you wanted to"
"Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis"
"Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport"
