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Tennis is still very successful in spite of itself.

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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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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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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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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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People handle stress in different ways.
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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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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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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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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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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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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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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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