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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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Lee Trevino
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 1
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I adore the game of golf. I won't ever retire.
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I'm a golfaholic, no question about that. Counseling wouldn't help me. They'd have to put me in prison, and then I'd talk the warden into building a hole or two and teach him how to play.
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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 met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.
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Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.
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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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When you really deep down look at it, we go to bed every night, get up every morning, stay here for 70 or 80 years, and then we die.
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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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My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years.
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I've played golf with three U.S presidents.
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Arnie has more people watching him park the car than we do out on the course.
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The older I get, the better I used to be.
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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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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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I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.
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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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I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.
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There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.
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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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