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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
Tennis
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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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 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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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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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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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.
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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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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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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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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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