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Playing golf is not hot work. Cutting sugar cane for a dollar a day - that's hot work. Hotter than my first wrist watch.
Chi Chi Rodriguez
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Chi Chi Rodriguez
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: October 23
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I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.
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He told me just to keep the ball low.
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The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is 'if.'
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I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.
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I am a millionaire today and my wife deserves all of the credit. Before I met her I was a multi-millionaire.
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Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose.
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I don't exaggerate - I just remember big.
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Then Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus come in. I'll caddie for Jack.
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A golf ball is like a clock. Always hit it at 6 o'clock and make it go toward 12 o'clock. But make sure you're in the same time zone.
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Take less time to read the scorecard and more time to read the hole.
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Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.
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