Seve Ballesteros Quotes

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Seve Ballesteros

Profession : Golfer

Birth : April 9, 1957

My message is that there is no secret in life at all. All you must do is fight, fight, fight and be consistent and in the end you will be a winner.

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Making your opponents fear the worst is a powerful weapon in match play.

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We all make mistakes. I make a lot of mistakes and I will continue to make mistakes in the future.

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I don't want people to feel sorry for me.

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I've had a very good life.

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Patience has never been my strongest point and to spend 22 days in intensive care and 72 days in one room you need tremendous patience.

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Valderrama is the most elitist club in the world, even more elitist than Augusta.

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I suffered like a dog, but maybe the fact that I am a professional sportsman and used to competing and fighting helped me.

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I am a very sensitive person.

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I've had a tremendous life. Tremendous things happen to me over the years.

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You know, when you win special tournaments and you become a superstar, the first thing you lose is your freedom. That's big. That's hard. It's hard for others to understand.

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Controversy can be a good thing.

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It's boring if everyone thinks the same.

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You can't have it all in life.

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One day you feel fantastic, the next you never know what is going to happen.

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Life changes.

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When I think about what the doctors told me they had to do with my brain, it is a miracle.

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I'd like to thank the media for the respect they have shown me. It's nice to have achieved something by being ill that I never got when I was playing.

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To be part of the Ryder Cup is very special. And Valderrama was that for me, even though I wasn't playing. To win as a player was great, to win as captain, and in my own country, that was very special too.

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Everyone knows how much I love matchplay and team golf events in general.

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