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Retief Goosen

(1969) Golfer

22 quotes in 109 categories

Retief Goosen is a golfer, best known for 2004 U.S. Open.

Quick Facts About Retief Goosen

Born: February 3, 1969
Profession: Golfer
Notable works: 2004 U.S. Open

About Retief Goosen

Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Retief Goosen

Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.

Important

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I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at…

Cards

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Just about every player on tour has a bad back. It's just one of those games that does mess you up a…

About

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I started hitting the ball a lot better a few weeks ago, and just the putter wasn't working. And putting a new…

Bags

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I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.

Bother

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I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does,…

Communication

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Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.

Ends

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I played a lot of other sports at school and just one day the golf bug bit me and I started playing…

Bugs

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There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.

Golf

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Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.

Expensive

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I'm a good listener.

Good

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I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well,…

Break

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I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.

Two

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You can't really measure your game. You can shoot seven under and lose and you can shoot even and win.

Games

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You know, one day you make putts and the next day you don't.

Next

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Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.

Conditioning

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I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it…

First time

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I'm not that clued up on the American sports yet, really.

Sports

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I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different.

Challenges

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Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there…

Brother

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Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports.

Difficult

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You could play well and still lose.

Play

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