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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.

Arnold Palmer

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Arnold Palmer
Age: 87 †
Born: 1929
Born: September 10
Died: 2016
Died: September 25
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Arnold Daniel Palmer
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I would like to say, however, that a man might be walking around lucky and not know it unless he tries.
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I remember ones I lost [shot]. I remember the ones I won, but I remember the ones I lost, something that I will never forget. Did it ruin me or hurt my career? It taught me about life, how to take the bad with the good.
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In my early days of flying, if you flew on instruments, you were inevitably going to fly in thunderstorms. That was just a part of the business of flying.
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I was playing golf in Palm Springs and after a round I asked the waitress in a restaurant to bring me a glass of iced tea and lemonade. A lady sitting nearby heard me and asked the waitress to bring her a Palmer, too. The name caught on and the beverage quickly spread around the country.
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Establish a system you have confidence in and rely on it when you get into tough situations.
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I remember what a thrill it was to attend my first Champions Dinner. Just being in the same room with some of the guys I had admired growing up and to be there because I had won The Masters was quite an honor. I still attend the dinner every year and it is one of the highlights of my time at Augusta during Masters week.
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I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.
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Sam Snead will fly anywhere in my plane with me. Sam's not as worried about the danger as he is about saving money.
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Golf is deceptively simple, endlessly complicated. A child can play it well and a grown man can never master it. It is almost a science, yet it is a puzzle with no answer.
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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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We just became very good friends [with Dwight Eisenhower], we played golf, we played heart exhibitions. Then his doctor said he should not play golf anymore.
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I am against making golf courses obsolete, going to the national Open and playing half the holes with a one-iron.
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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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When you play by the rules, defy mental demons, overcome every challenge, and enjoy a walk in the country at the same time - that's being alive.
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