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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.

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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Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.
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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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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 doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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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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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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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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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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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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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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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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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 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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I'm not suggesting that the entire nation can't be successful, but there's something to it when you have 150 cable channels and the Internet at your fingertips and video games and all kinds of ADD-addled devices like my iPhone and your BlackBerry and things that keep us busy.
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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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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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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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