Seve Ballesteros Quotes

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Seve Ballesteros

Profession : Golfer

Birth : April 9, 1957

In the end, you have to have luck and luck comes to those who fight.

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When you win, it's great. When you lose, you have to be a good sport.

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Deane Beman is a very tough man.

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Monte Carlo - it's a nice place, I can tell you.

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I play more in England than anywhere else and that is where I practice and the wind is always blowing.

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Players should not be concerned too much with the wind. If you think too much about it, you lose your swing.

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It is very boring if just fairway, fairway, fairway. It doesn't matter where you hit the drive if you make the putt.

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Everyone makes bogeys at the Masters. What difference does it make when you make them? Just go on to next hole.

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My memory is very short.

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I really don't remember bad things when I come to the Masters, I only remember the good things.

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The best players, the best courses, the best weather is here in the United States. If all those things were in Europe, maybe I stay in Europe. But they are here. So I come here.

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I remember when I was in the Masters at 19. At that age, your whole life is ahead. Your mind is so clear. But, rather quickly, your best can be behind you.

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Without wishing to seem arrogant, I think that my victory in the Masters in 1980 was crucial for European golf because my fellow players saw that the door to America had opened up for them. I'm sure that players who had beaten me on the European Tour told themselves, 'Well, if Seve can do it, so can I.'

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Some people have claimed that I opted to play in Europe more than in the United States because I received appearance fees from the European Tour. This is not true. The basic reason was that I felt more at ease in Europe. It is the environment I am familiar with.

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Coming from Europe to San Francisco, nine hours difference, is too much.

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I take very seriously every tournament.

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It is our responsibility to ensure that the integrity of the game is upheld.

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The superstar players cannot play too much because they have a lot of pressure. They have other commitments.

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I would like to see some of the American players go overseas and spend as much as 1 spend away from Spain.

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When you don't compete, that's what happens. You make silly mistakes on the course.

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