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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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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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I'm not suggesting that the entire nation can't be successful, but there's something to it when you have 150 cable channels and the Internet at your fingertips and video games and all kinds of ADD-addled devices like my iPhone and your BlackBerry and things that keep us busy.
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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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