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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.

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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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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Without a doubt, there's huge satisfaction when a relatively smaller nation can take on a bigger nation and defeat them. There's a lot of pride in that.
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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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I think all of us are shaped by the choices we make.
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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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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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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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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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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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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What I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.
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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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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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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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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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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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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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