Courier wants Nadal’s team to publish a book on Spaniard’s ‘gem’ insights into tennis world

Jim Courier, the four-time Grand Slam champion from Australia, has advocated for a book on Rafael Nadal‘s insights into the tennis world.

Nadal retired from professional tennis on November 19, 2024, drawing the curtains on his illustrious career that began in 2001 and saw him accumulate not just silverware but invaluable experiences. For 23 years, he faced hundreds of opponents, stepped onto a number of courts, and fought through all kinds of pressures, be it mental or physical.

Now that he is no longer doing that, Courier wants the Spaniard’s team to incorporate all of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s tennis wisdom into a book.

“The guy has been so much to admire,” Courier said in an episode of the Inside-In podcast. “And I hope that he and his team will take advantage of not just what he’s given the sport on the court but also what he’s given in the press room. I hope they will put together a book filled with just absolute gems and observations that he has done in post-match interviews because he’s been someone who sees his world and tennis world and the sporting world so clearly and simply too.”

Courier sees Nadal’s words fit to guide tennis players for at least a century in the future:

“It’s hard, still that type of emotional experience, that he has consistently done, so there’s a book, a significant one that I think would be like ‘The Inner Game of Tennis’ book that would be here for a 100 years from now, to be done. Just pulling the gems out of transcripts. The guy’s been unbelievable to watch and to listen to.”

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