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...with tennis: a grand slam, perhaps (winning all four major titles in the same year), and eclipsing the record of 14 majors won by Pete Sampras, who said recently: "We have the same way of making it look easy. He can do just about anything he wants with a racquet. He dominates everybody as I did several years before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of a Slam | 1/17/2005 | See Source »

...only policy in Wisconsin resulted in a new bill exempting single-sex fitness centers from the state's discrimination statutes. Curves executives believe men-only gyms won't work because males don't need the sense of support that women crave. But, says Brooke MacInnis of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association trade group: "The jury is still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting for Fitness | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...NSGA). Apparel sales totaled $254 million in 2002, a 31% decline from 10 years earlier; sales of tennis shoes were down 33% from their 1992 levels. "It's safe to say the tennis business is lethargic right now," says Brian Dillman, vice president of marketing for Wilson Sporting Goods' racquet-sports division, whose profits have fallen 23% since 2000. "There's not much to get excited about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leisure: Finding Their Swings | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...helps you make your life structured, because you have to go to practice and class and stuff. Moving away from your family is also an important step. And [Harvard] is a very humbling experience. Everyone there is a big shot. Being able to hit a ball with a racquet doesn’t seem so impressive when guys next door are writing computer programs or novels...

Author: By David Weinfeld, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blake Talks Harvard Before Aussie Open | 1/21/2004 | See Source »

...tasteful English country-house style rather than in anonymous airport decor. And if you've got the time, it's got a 27-hole golf course?the setting for James Bond's game against Auric Goldfinger in the 1964 film?and a new $20 million spa and racquet club. It's also rich in history. The present clubhouse was built between 1790 and 1813, but the 142-hectare estate is even older?previous occupants have included Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I, who was kept prisoner there by the Scots in 1647. It was Stoke Park that moved 17th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Airport Lounge | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

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