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There are things we can't control - like the wins and the losses.

Jim Courier

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Jim Courier
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 17
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Sanford
Florida
James Spencer Courier
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It's a simple question of supply and demand. But all of us are grossly overpaid. I think it's a ridiculous dispute.
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America is the world's policemen, whether you and I like that or not. That's a fact. People globally feel that.
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I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes.
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Focusing on one thing can be tough, and people with fewer options are more apt to concentrate on what they're doing. There's probably something to hunger.
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Unbelievable, yet, what else could it be?
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If I had to choose one man to play for my life, it would be Nadal.
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Without a doubt, there's huge satisfaction when a relatively smaller nation can take on a bigger nation and defeat them. There's a lot of pride in that.
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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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You'd have to think that if he'd been around today, Rod Laver would have been Rod Laver.
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The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play.
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You need to make sure everyone is healthy first and foremost.
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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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What I've seen historically is winning is a major aloe. It solves a lot of problems.
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Tennis doesn't encourage any kind of intellectual development.
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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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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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Flying has opened up new horizons for tennis.
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