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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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S. That says something about a country. That's how incredible what we have is. But it can also take away incentive.
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There's no evidence that says that the money a federation has translates into success. I hope that that will change.
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One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.
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You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of great athletes run the other way because they can't be successful initially.
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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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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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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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In America, we love to give people second chances too - as long as you admit you were wrong and come back and do it the right way.
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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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Without a doubt, there's huge satisfaction when a relatively smaller nation can take on a bigger nation and defeat them. There's a lot of pride in that.
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The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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People handle stress in different ways.
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