Seve Ballesteros Quotes

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Seve Ballesteros

Profession : Golfer

Birth : April 9, 1957

I have always felt great support in the U.K. and every time I visit it's like being at home.

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I have been fortunate enough to experience some fantastic Ryder Cup moments during my career and play alongside great friends and some of the best players in history.

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When the doctors explained all they had done in my brain, it's a miracle.

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My beginnings as a caddie were not easy and I had the good fortune to be able to rely on a number of people who helped my career take off.

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Golf has given me everything and I am especially pleased to be able to support and help young people in need.

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In Britain, there was always a great connection between me and the gallery. It was a very good chemistry because I was never flat in my face. The British liked that.

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My face showed every emotion - from happiness to anger.

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Players should be penalised when they hold up the rest of the field.

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I don't like to see myself struggling.

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My back is riddled with arthritis and I have no feeling in my neck. I have hardly any mobility.

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Not to get impressed by me doesn't mean they can't win a major because every year there are four majors and someone has to win.

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I'm not called Seve Ballesteros, I'm called Seve Mulligan because I've had the luck to be given a mulligan, which in golf is a second chance.

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I've been given the mulligan of my life.

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Everyone knows the British Open is my favorite tournament.

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For the Spanish people, it's not normal to leave where you were born. For Americans, it is more natural to leave, to go someplace else to find a good job. In Spain, the philosophy is to stay close to your family.

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It's hard for people to understand that my life has not been very easy.

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Once you reach 30, I don't think you can change your basic swing.

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Throughout my career I've been one of the best at overcoming obstacles on the golf course.

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Sometimes you feel like you're playing very well and, for some reason, you just don't win the tournament.

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Golf is a very interesting game. It's funny.

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