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Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
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I didn't get playing professional golf until I was 25 years old. And I always said that if I could make it work, I would play as long as I could walk.
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I was national amateur champion. I was 24 years old. My father was there, and I couldn't wait to see him, and my mother. I went up and was waiting for all the accolades, and my mom was teary and happy and my dad looked at me and said, Well, boy, you did good, and that was it.
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I'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish?
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My grandson Sam Saunders has been playing golf since he could hold a club and I spent a lot of time with him over the years. Like my father taught me, I showed him the fundamentals of the game and helped him make adjustments as he and his game matured over the years.
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