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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.

Lee Trevino

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Lee Trevino
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 1
Golfer
Dallas
Texas
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Mouths
Grinding
Sports
Sweater
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Knit
Still
Sweaters
Enough
Cotton
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Guts
Sweat

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