Lee Trevino Quotes

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Lee Trevino

Profession : Golfer

Birth : December 1, 1939

I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.

Lee Trevino

I'm not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up.

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Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

Lee Trevino

I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.

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I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.

Lee Trevino

Yes, I think I have the best swing on the Tour. Why have scores comedown in the last ten years? Partly because they are imitating me.

Lee Trevino

How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.

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

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My point is, there's no sense trying to squeeze something out of your swing if you can let your clubs do the shotmaking for you.

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Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

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Green synthetic practice mats are the worst thing for your golf game that I know of. You can hit six inches behind the ball and not even know it, because the ball still gets airborne. Practice nets are awful, too. Swing a weighted club instead.

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I've played golf with three U.S presidents.

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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 remember the first time going to St. Jude. I didn't like going there because the children were ill, and it just broke my heart. It makes you test your religion when you see something like that. But the Lord doesn't want just old people. You know, He wants some young people, too, and good people. He takes care of them. He takes care of them.

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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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I keep lot of my opinions to myself. My grandfather, who was a gravedigger, told me one day, 'Son, the next time you go by the cemetery, remember that a third of the people are in there because they got into other people's business.'

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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.

Lee Trevino

I keep lot of my opinions to myself.

Lee Trevino

Seve Ballesteros was the best trouble-shot player who ever lived. It didn't matter how far in the woods you put that guy, he'd find a way to get out. But Seve inadvertently put a lot of big numbers on the scorecards of average players, because he inspired them to take dumb chances.

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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 swing weight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer. It also makes it difficult to hit the ball high enough for all situations.

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