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Golf Quotes by Lee Trevino

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Lee Trevino often talks about the woods, saying he could spot edible plants while walking the fairways. He jokes that synthetic practice mats hide mistakes, that true touch comes from hitting thousands of balls, and that a good course forces you to drive straight.

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I may buy the Alamo and give it back to Mexico.

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A hungry dog hunts best.

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I thought Manual Labor was a Mexican golf pro.

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I didn't want to change the name on the towels.

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I adore the game of golf. I won't ever retire.

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What if Isao Aoki had won?

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

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It's the most fun I've had with my clothes on.

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Actually, my plan was to be 20-under par after two days but it didn't work

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There is no such thing as a natural golfer but you become one by hitting thousands of balls

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I still swing the way I used to, but when I look up the ball is going in a different direction.

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If God wanted you to putt cross-handed, he would have made your left arm longer.

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I love Merion and I don't even know her last name.

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We all choke, and the man who says he doesn't choke is lying like hell.

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Arnie has more people watching him park the car than we do out on the course.

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

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If Jack Nicklaus had to play my tee shots, he couldn't break 80. He'd be a pharmacist with a string of drugstores…

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Two things that are not long for this world: dogs that chase cars and professional golfers who putt for pars.

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I'm a golfaholic, no question about that. Counseling wouldn't help me. They'd have to put me in prison, and then I'd talk…

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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…

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A rough should have high grass. When you go bowling they don't give you anything for landing in the gutter, do they?

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Years ago I had a 1-iron I could hit 260 yards through a doorway. Now I can hit it through the keyhole.

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Hey, if your looking for a dad-burn superstar, look at this kid. He was so good today, I wanted to caddie for…

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To me, the [British] Open is the tournament I would come to if I had to leave a month before and swim…

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I remember when I first came out on the Tour. I was hitting practice balls and Sam Snead and Bob Goalby were…

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I don't know of any other organization that's raised more money than golf has, because if you are a baseball player, you're…

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Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough…

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Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough…

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You have to understand, I don't play golf for fun. It's my business. When the mailman starts delivering mail on his off…

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Who can say I have a bad swing? The only thing that matters in golf is the score you put on the…

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Only bad golfers are lucky. They're the ones bouncing balls off trees, curbs, turtles and cars. Good golfers have bad luck. When…

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I will fall in love with any golf course that you have to drive the ball straight. You understand what I'm saying?…

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[Jack Nicklaus] was the first to bring in course management. He could go to a course and tell you within one stroke…

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

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At 15 we put down my bag to hunt for a ball, found the ball, lost the bag.

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His nerve, his memory, and I can't remember the third thing.

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I'm hitting the driver so good I gotta dial the operator for long distance after I hit it.

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This place [Augusta National] rejects me like a skin transplant.

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Show me a golfer who doesn't have a mean streak, and I'll show you a weak competitor.

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I'm in the woods so much I can tell you which plants are edible.

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I never think of yesterday. Can't do anything about it.

I'm in the woods so much I can tell you which plants are edible.

[Jack Nicklaus] was the first to bring in course management. He could go to a course and tell you within one stroke what was…

This place [Augusta National] rejects me like a skin transplant.

I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never got serious into golf until about age 15.

Green synthetic practice mats are the worst thing for your golf game that I know of. You can hit six inches behind the ball…

If you've ever driven across Texas, you know how different one area of the state can be from another. Take El Paso. It looks…

I will fall in love with any golf course that you have to drive the ball straight. You understand what I'm saying? That's my…

I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife.

There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.

Caddies are a breed of their own. If you shoot 66, they say, "Man, we shot 66!" But go out and shoot 77, and…

I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be…

Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

If it wasn't for golf, I don't know what I'd be doing. If my IQ had been two points lower, I'd have been a…

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…