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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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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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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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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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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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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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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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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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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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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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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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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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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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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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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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What I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.
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