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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.

Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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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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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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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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 separates the winners from the losers is that they can deal with doing their best while still coming up short.
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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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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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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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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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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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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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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 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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