▁to ▁the ▁net , ▁when ▁to ▁stay ▁back . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁something ▁you ▁are ▁born ▁with . ▁ ▁Either ▁you ▁have ▁it ▁or ▁you ▁don ' t . ▁ ▁You ▁can ▁teach ▁it , ▁but ▁only ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁point , ▁and ▁Andy ▁was ▁born ▁with ▁it ." ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 5 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Wing ate ▁Institute , ▁where ▁young ▁Isra eli ▁athlet es ▁are ▁gro omed ▁to ▁become ▁profession als . ▁ ▁" It ▁wasn ' t ▁easy ▁being ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁your ▁family ", ▁Ram ▁rem embers , ▁" but ▁you ▁know ▁it ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁your ▁profession ▁and ▁that ' s ▁what ▁you ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁do ▁for ▁life . ▁You ▁practice ▁twice ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁fit ▁in ▁school ▁in ▁between ." ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁tennis ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tournament ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁W im ble don ▁doubles ▁with ▁Er lich . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁Wing ate ▁that ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁Jonathan ▁Er lich , ▁his ▁future ▁doubles ▁partner ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁born ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Ram ▁said : ▁ ▁" We ▁have ▁known ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁we ▁met ▁at ▁Wing ate ▁and ▁ever ▁since ▁we ▁have ▁been ▁pract icing ▁together . ▁