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If you can concentrate on what you're doing and have the desire to do the things you have to do to win, you'll succeed.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
Aircraft Pilot
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Golfer
Professional Golfer
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Pennsylvania
Arnold Daniel Palmer
Concentrate
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I suppose I could think of a lot of things to say about the fact that I still play. But I don't really need to. I can tell you this, that I enjoy it. I still enjoy it. I like to get out in the air and I like to walk and I like to do the things that are involved in playing golf.
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Putting is a fascinating, aggravating, wonderful, terrible and almost incomprehensible part of the game of golf.
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I've noticed the sound of the golf ball being hit by the golf club is different, and much more realistic, with the hearing aids. The sound with the hearing aids makes sense, and better represents what I know is happening to the golf ball. So you could say that the hearing aids help give me confidence regarding my golf game.
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Don't be ashamed to play safe.
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I would never felt good if I hadn't experienced losing, because losing is part of your life. And it something that if I could teach people to understand that I think it could help them a lot.
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I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.
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A lot of tournaments that I can remember I made a few bad shots and I was afraid I would lose the tournament and it seemed to work, the putts seemed to go in. Just the Desire.
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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'm not much for sitting around and thinking about the past or talking about the past. What does that accomplish?
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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 received many years of good advice from my father - how to live, how to play, how to be a gentleman.
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