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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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'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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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 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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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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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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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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.
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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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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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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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