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Swing your swing. I know, I did.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
Aircraft Pilot
Architect
Golfer
Professional Golfer
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Pennsylvania
Arnold Daniel Palmer
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I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.
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Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.
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I would like to have won more golf tournaments. But I wouldn't sacrifice my life. I've enjoyed it. I'd love to do it again the same way.
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One thing I've learned over time is, if you hit a golf ball into water, it won't float.
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When I was in college, I thought about becoming an attorney. But I wasn't smart enough I hate being cooped up indoors and I'm too nice a guy.
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I can't afford the luxury of music while I'm flying an airplane. I have to pay attention to what I'm doing.
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I always said that if I have the perfect club then I should play the perfect game.
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Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.
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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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Players need to remember they didn't make golf. Golf made them.
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I would not have been able to accomplish a lot of what I did professionally had I not learned to fly myself and owned an airplane. For example, I was able to fly to an exhibition for the day and be back home in time for dinner. I never would have been able to do that flying commercially.
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