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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.

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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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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