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You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf course to bring the best out of myself. So you know once I leave the golf course, you know that all gets left there.

Rory McIlroy

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Rory McIlroy
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: May 4
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