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People handle stress in different ways.

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 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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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 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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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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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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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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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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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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There's no evidence that says that the money a federation has translates into success. I hope that that will change.
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You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of great athletes run the other way because they can't be successful initially.
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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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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
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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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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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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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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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What I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.
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Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.
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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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