OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992:Tennis: Tale of two millionaires

Thursday 30 July 1992 00:02 BST

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A TALE of two contrasting millionaires. Jim Courier, the world's No 1 tennis player, and accustomed to his creature comforts, is living in the cramped conditions of the Olympic Village, and enjoying himself. 'It's been a very enriching experience.'

Charles Barkley, emphatically not the biggest name in the 'dream team' of basketball, living in a luxury hotel and feeling sniped at because of accusations that he is a bully and is breaking Olympic rules by working as a journalist, is not. 'They shouldn't pick on every little thing we do. We should be given our due for being a great basketball team.'

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