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The airplane has had a big impact on my life.

Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
Tennis Player
Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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Impact
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Even the poor can be fat in the U.S. That says something about a country. That's how incredible what we have is. But it can also take away incentive.
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Hell be lucky to last five or six years on those knees. What it might have to come down to is playing less on hard surfaces and playing more on forgiving surfaces.
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Fear is an interesting energy that we all have to face. Some people step up and aren't afraid but still come up short. And some would rather cop out: My shoulder hurts or I didn't give it my all. They can sleep at night.
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One of Nadal’s strengths is that he’s so humble, that he’s surprised at what he has achieved, and that he has never bought into his greatness.
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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.
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Trophies separate the winners from losers, and life is about winning and losing. Go into business and you see. You're competing every day.
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America has an interesting global role, don't we? It certainly seems to be changing. Our government right now has a softer hand than we've had in the past, but I still think that we're the global behemoth.
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In America, we love to give people second chances too - as long as you admit you were wrong and come back and do it the right way.
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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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I am there to play tennis and represent the U.S., but I'm also aware that not everyone's going to be able to think that way.
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