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It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.

Gary Player

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Gary Player
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: November 1
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There are many people who enjoy animal based foods and who have no interest in changing the way they eat. And as you correctly pointed out, animal products are an integral part of some ethnic groups and societies and it would be nearly impossible for them to change thousands of years of traditional eating habits.
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That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.
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If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.
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You can always speak with great authority on how well you played today, but never on how you'll play tomorrow.
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Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.
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