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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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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.
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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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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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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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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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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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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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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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It's really easy to find your friends when you're playing away. You have a close-knit group with you and everyone else is cheering hard for their side. There's more satisfaction coming away with a road victory.
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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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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It's hard for anyone in the 24-hour news cycles that we all live in now to follow something that the first round is played in March and the final finishes in December. I understand the challenges there.
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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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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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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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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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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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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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