The Blue-Collar Champion Who Battled His Way to the Top of Tennis

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[@anandparmeswaran6681]

When will an Indian win a Grandslam Man ?

[@hiwayman981]

Jim "Rock" Courier - I think that was one of his nick-names back in his day on the tour, and one which personified his style of tennis and work ethic.

[@zoppotromp1958]

Jim always was and still is an inspiration. Truely adore this man!

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[@terrierickson439]

He is now the very best tennis commentator in tennis.

[@GraemeNixon-m2o]

My favourite commentator by a good margin

[@18yearsoldnot]

Jim courier is not a blue collar player, although I can see what you mean in the sense he had no flair to his game. He is very sharp, and very particular about his tennis gear. Amazing commentator too

[@prosenlund1975]

I remember seeing his grip, physical approach and grinding playing style thinking it was extreme, yet the last 15-20 years it has become normal. Really in many ways a player ahead of his time.

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Indeed!

[@Bistroc]

"Jimbo". Video is so good mate!

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Appreciate it!

[@WORLD_NATURE_FAN]

Courier was an awesome player, but pretty much was burned out after 1993, when he was just 23 years old. He never recovered from his high, the years before that.

[@davebudge4526]

Nick Bolleterri actually trained him for free Jim was a child prodigy athlete, also a brilliant baseball pitcher throwing a 83 mile fastball at just 13, along with Agassi he was the star of Nick's tennis bootcamp a kind of scholarship student and whilist we talking his Dad was an executive in an organe juice company so the whole rags to riches isn't entirety accurate.

[@JK-vc7ie]

I don't think that many top pros came from wealthy families. Heck, Novak grew up poor in a war zone.

[@hangarby10]

Blue collar?! But his family had the resources to send him to Bolleteri’s camp….this video is a nothingburger.

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I hear you, While Jim Courier's family may have had the means to support his tennis career, the "blue-collar" reference in the title was more about his playing style and relentless work ethic, rather than his financial background. Also he was known for his gritty, no-nonsense approach to the game, which tailors well with as "blue-collar" attitude. I hope that clarifies the perspective we took in this video!

[@hangarby10]

@ thanks and sorry for my comments. It’s just when I think of “tennis blue collar”, it’s another, even more famous, ‘JC’ that comes to mind.

[@zeljkocrljenica7135]

​@@IconsRewind-0 Who would be an example of "White-collar" player?

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@@hangarby10 No worries, you good🫶

[@paulc7804]

I'm not 100% certain but I thought Courier's dad was an executive for a citrus company that produced orange juice type products.

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You’re absolutely correct! Jim Courier’s dad worked as an executive in the citrus industry, which helped provide him with opportunities like training at Bollettieri’s camp. The "blue-collar" reference in the title was more about his tenacious playing style and work ethic than his financial background. Thanks for bringing this up-details like these make the discussion richer!

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@@IconsRewind-0 I thought that was the case. I remember seeing an early interview how Courier differentiated himself from Agassi. This was early 90s French Open coverage. I agree. His work ethic was over the top during the prime of his career--it was comparable to Lendl. The tenacious part of his game was very Jimmy Connors "Never Say Die" like mentality. I wonder if all that training led to burn out early on. The rise of Sampras at the time probably didn't help much either.

[@DrPravZ]

Blue collar!? Is that sarcasm 😂

[@uncletony6210]

You act like Jim was born into poverty. In fact, he once belittled Agassi for being "a waiter's son from a tract house." That's some elitist's shlt there.

[@JK-vc7ie]

I love it. haha

[@Maruman_man]

Blue collar...how? 😂 he was not and is no such thing.

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I get where you’re coming from! The "blue-collar" term in the title wasn’t meant to describe Jim Courier's upbringing but rather his work ethic and playing style on the court.

[@Maruman_man]

@IconsRewind-0 that I totally agree. He was relentless. Yes his style was about endurance. Why he did so well on clay

[@pj-fx7gx]

@@IconsRewind-0 “Raised in a modest household, Jim’s family didn’t have the luxuries that many of his tennis peers enjoyed…” That’s not a reference to a work ethic

[@ChriChri-f7v]

One of the most awful tennis style ever...