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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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...