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Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby.

Lee Trevino

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Lee Trevino
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 1
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Dallas
Texas
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Caddies are a breed of their own. If you shoot 66, they say, Man, we shot 66! But go out and shoot 77, and they say Hell, he shot 77!
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Nobody but you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.
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I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced.
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There are two things that won't last long in this world, and that's dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
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You're Mexican until you make money and then you're Spanish.
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I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never got serious into golf until about age 15.
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I believe in reincarnation. In my last life I was a peasant. Next time around, I'd like to be an eagle. Who hasn't dreamed they could fly? They're a protected species, too.
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Golf is a game invented by the same people who think music comes out of a bagpipe.
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I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.
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All my life I had a rapport with black caddies.
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Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.
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I love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swingweight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer.
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They say I'm famous for my chip shots. Sure, when I hit 'em right, they land just so, like a butterfly with sore feet.
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Winning isn't everything. It's the money you make doing it that's everything.
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I still sweat. My guts are still grinding out there. Sometimes I have enough cotton in my mouth to knit a sweater.
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How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.
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Chipping and putting for par is like a dog chasing cars, he won't be doing it for very long.
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My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.
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I played the tour in 1967 and told jokes and nobody laughed. Then I won the Open the next year, told the same jokes, and everybody laughed like hell.
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I've played golf with three U.S presidents.
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