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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.

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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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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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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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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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People handle stress in different ways.
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The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.
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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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