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MILOS
RAONIC
Hard work pays off for Milos
BY DA R I O PA S S A R E L L I
To be successful, everyone says that it starts and ends with hard work.
However, for those with aspirations of greatness, hard work never really
ends. Milos Raonic may have already surpassed every male before him
when it comes to Canadian achievements in tennis, but the twenty-fiveyear-old is not yet satisfied and continues to work hard to raise the bar even
further. Just like any muscle or talent, a strong work ethic isn’t something
that is turned off and on. It is something that is worked on constantly until
it becomes part of the very fabric of who you are. Raonic’s success hasn’t
been by mistake or by fluke. In large part, it is due to his talent and work
ethic, and in some small part having a community that understands how
to help an athlete.
The Yugoslavian (now Montenegro) born Serb moved to Brampton when
he was three and got a taste for tennis soon after. His family moved to
Vaughan and the then eight-year-old approached Casey Curtis to be his
coach. Coach Casey wasn’