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Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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Horizon
Tennis
Flying

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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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I'm a big proponent of Hawk-Eye. I think it's a wonderful addition, not only for the players, but more importantly for the fans.
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The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
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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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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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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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People handle stress in different ways.
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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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Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day.
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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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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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 no evidence that says that the money a federation has translates into success. I hope that that will change.
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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.
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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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America has an interesting global role, don't we? It certainly seems to be changing. Our government right now has a softer hand than we've had in the past, but I still think that we're the global behemoth.
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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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There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.
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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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