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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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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
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Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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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 I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.
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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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America is the world's policemen, whether you and I like that or not. That's a fact. People globally feel that.
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There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.
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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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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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