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Jim Courier
American
Athlete
Born:
Aug 17
,
1970
Any
Baseball
Because
Me
Think
You
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It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
Jim Courier
Dangerous
Athlete
Results
Self-Worth
Very
Your
Riding
I've been lucky enough to primarily work for myself over the years.
Jim Courier
Work
Myself
Enough
Primarily
Over
Been
Years
Lucky
The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
Jim Courier
You
Better
Court
Dumber
Going
Play
The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.
Jim Courier
Take
Because
Reason
Baseball
Baseball Players
Route
Players
If they had rankings in baseball, maybe I would have been able to do the math and figure out my chances of being a professional baseball player versus a tennis player. But that was the decision-maker for me, I just thought I was better in tennis.
Jim Courier
Me
Better
Thought
Out
Would
Able
Tennis
Had
Tennis Player
Been
Math
Versus
Maybe
Just
Being
Figure
Professional
Professional Baseball
Professional Baseball Player
Baseball
Baseball Player
Player
Chances
I think all of us who kind of live within the sport recognize that Davis Cup certainly could be a little more visible if perhaps there were some adjustments made to it, and it was made a little bit more easy to understand for the fans, if there's a little bit more of a start and finish line.
Jim Courier
Fans
Made
Finish Line
Live
Think
Bit
Visible
Recognize
Kind
Adjustment
Easy
Some
Finish
More
Could
Davis
Davis Cup
Perhaps
Sport
Within
Understand
Line
Were
Cup
Little
Little Bit
Us
Certainly
Who
Start
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.
Jim Courier
News
Challenges
First
Live
Final
Follow
Something
Finishes
Understand
December
Anyone
Cycles
Hard
Now
Round
March
Played
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.
Jim Courier
Good
Fight
People
Fans
Will
Power
Fighting
Our
Everything
States
Out
Tennis
Make
Sure
Team
United
Aware
United States
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.
Jim Courier
Today
Think
Changes
Some
Given
No Reason
Davis
Davis Cup
Powerful
Majors
Cup
Any
Reason
Popular
Four
Profitable
I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I was 12 years old and I couldn't tell you what I was in baseball, but I liked my chances in tennis of getting a scholarship to college.
Jim Courier
You
Old
College
State
States
Tell
Tennis
Tennis Player
Scholarship
Knew
Liked
Years
America
Getting
Baseball
United
United States
United States Of America
Florida
Player
Chances
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