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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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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 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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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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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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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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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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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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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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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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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The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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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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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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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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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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There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.
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People handle stress in different ways.
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I think all of us are shaped by the choices we make.
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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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