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Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
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James Spencer Courier
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Hell 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.
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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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What I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.
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I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way.
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There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that most champions are born into certain environments and encouraged early. Then, later on, they might get some assistance from their federations.
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There are certainly great cities in America that don't have ATP and WTA events. Our fans are very provincial. They want American champions.
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We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.
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It's a simple question of supply and demand. But all of us are grossly overpaid. I think it's a ridiculous dispute.
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America is the world's policemen, whether you and I like that or not. That's a fact. People globally feel that.
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Focusing on one thing can be tough, and people with fewer options are more apt to concentrate on what they're doing. There's probably something to hunger.
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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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I will do everything in my power to make sure people are aware that our team is out there fighting the good fight for the tennis fans of the United States.
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What separates the winners from the losers is that they can deal with doing their best while still coming up short.
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I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes.
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There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.
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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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Fear is an interesting energy that we all have to face. Some people step up and aren't afraid but still come up short. And some would rather cop out: My shoulder hurts or I didn't give it my all. They can sleep at night.
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