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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.

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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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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Fear is an interesting energy that we all have to face. Some people step up and aren't afraid but still come up short. And some would rather cop out: My shoulder hurts or I didn't give it my all. They can sleep at night.
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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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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. 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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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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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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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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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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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 are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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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 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 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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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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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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We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.
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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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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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