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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.
Jim Courier
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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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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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Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net.
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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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Many books have been written about what the X-factor is, what separates people who win big matches versus those who struggle. Some of it's innate, but there's a piece of it that's learned, embracing those moments.
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