“As a player, coach, and dad, I enthusiastically recommend The Kid from Courage for the junior tennis player in your family.”
-- BRAD GILBERT, ESPN broadcaster, former coach of Andy Roddick & Andre Agassi
 
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“If you are a young adult looking to get into the “Biz”, we highly recommend you pick up this wonderful book for inspiration and guidance.”
-- NYFA (The New York Film Academy)
 
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“In All the Right Moves, Najee’s life story serves as a reminder of the value of perseverance, integrity, and education.”
-- TAVIS SMILEY, best-selling author and award-winning broadcaster
 
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“Soon, kids at local schools will be reading how cyber athlete Bryan Rizzo hit the jackpot.”
-- FOX 13 NEWS (Tampa Bay)
 
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“T-Lloyd: In the Trenches tells a story with good lessons for boys. If we can encourage reading by offering books on topics of interest—like football—we’re probably doing something right.” -- WARRICK DUNN, NFL star, 3-time Pro Bowl running back
 
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“Najee is on the path to success,and All the Right Moves—his story of hard work and determination—is inspiring.”
-- KWAME M. KILPATRICK, former mayor of the city of Detroit
 
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“The Kid from Courage allowed me to revisit all of the hard work, challenges, and great times I had with tennis. A wonderful story!”
-- ALEX O'BRIEN, 1999 U.S. Open Doubles Champion, former #1 in the world in doubles
 
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“The Kid from Courage is a brilliant look into the life and mind of the junior tournament tennis player. My young son could not put it down.”
-- ALLEN FOX, former Davis Cupper, Tennis Coach, and Author
 
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“The perfect racquet bag companion for every player.”
-- MARCIA FROST, Editor-in-Chief, College and Junior tennis
 
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“The caring, the insight, the determination, the dedication, the courage to ‘go for it,’ from both the student and the coach, is amazing.”
-- USTA/Pacific Northwest Section “Tennis Times” magazine
 
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“Author Ron Berman has mixed a first serve of truth and a second serve of fiction to create this successful young adult novel.”
-- LAURA PIETRO, tennis columnist, USTA/Middle States Section
 
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“It's rare to find kids' books about tennis—an inspirational story.”
-- ANN LoPRINZI, tennis columnist, New Jersey “Trenton Times”
 
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“The Kid from Courage is an absolute must-read for tennis parents, juniors, coaches, and teaching pros.”
-- USTA/Southern Section online review
 
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“An inspiring story written by a very knowledgeable author.”
-- The Book Review Cafe
 
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“The Kid from Courage provides quality reading for youngsters.”
-- Mid-Atlantic MATCH POINT Magazine
 
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“The story is fantastic…I wish I could have read the book when I was growing up.  There just aren't enough tennis books like it out there.”
-- MATT ANGER, University of Washington Head Coach, and former professional tennis player (#23 in the world in singles) 
 
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“A great book that the USTA/Missouri Valley Section is proud to recommend for juniors, parents, and anyone who enjoys tennis.”
-- USTA/Missouri Valley Section online review
 
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“Ron's heart for junior tennis and the positive life lessons that tennis teaches certainly come out in The Kid From Courage.”
-- MIKE YORKEY, co-author of “Holding Serve,” by Michael Chang
 
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“A great book for any child to read, tennis player or not.”
-- JACK WAITE, former professional tennis player (#44 in the world in doubles)
 
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“Riveting, inspiring and uplifting ... a terrific book for young readers.”
-- PAUL FEIN, author of "Tennis Confidential: Greatest Players, Matches, & Controversies"
 
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“I commend you for providing a book to young people that relates to some of the dilemmas and enigmas they will face both ON AND OFF the tennis court.”
-- JIM VAN ZANDT, Michigan High School Tennis Coaches' Association Hall of Fame inductee (1989)
 
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“An inspiring story that should be required reading for any true tennis fan.”
-- JONATHAN CANTER, former professional tennis player (#36 in the world in singles)
 
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“Our kids are constantly overcoming hurdles to learn and play the game—I believe that The Kid from Courage will be a motivating tool.”
-- DONNA FALES, President, Greater Miami Tennis Foundation
 
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“The Kid from Courage is a welcome change from the run of the mill tennis books that gather dust on forgotten shelves of book stores and homes alike.”
-- Cheryl Jones, USTA/SCTA book review