Nick Bollettieri
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"Nicholas James Bollettieri", is an American tennis Coach (sport)/coach, born to Italian parents, who is credited with developing many leading players, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He also has worked with Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchová, Jelena Jankovi?, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Ríos, Kei Nishikori, and coached Boris Becker for two years.

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She's different, it's a pleasure. Before it was too serious, and every point was a crucial; every point was life.

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She competes well, never gives anything away and plays an offensive style. She has improved her serve and is always attacking, ... shouldn't be an albatross because she knows what she can do and what she can't do.

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Congratulations to Maria from myself and the academy, ... Now that she is No. 1, I am sure Yuri and she are thinking how does she stay No. 1, how does she stay healthy and how does she attack the U.S. Open.

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Some players win a lot of trophies, but few leave a mark on life, ... Andre will leave a mark that will last longer than those who did more statistically because he had an impact on people's lives.

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Mary Pierce right now is striking the ball as well as any girls has ever struck the ball. Whether or not that will take her through, nobody knows.

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What he has done for those children, making it possible for them to attend a school named for him, makes him more special than anything else, ... Andre is the spirit of the game. He speaks brilliantly, acts like a gentleman and fights like a teenager.

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I began to recognize that I couldn't treat Andre Agassi the way I had treated other students, that he was like a wild horse, and I had to capitalize on his free spirit, not break it.

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That is the greatest match I've ever seen. It will be 120 years before you see another match like that.

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She wants to play. No one's forcing her.

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