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Robin Williams Actor, Comedian
Golf

"A lot of celebrities golf because they want to be away. For them it's a chance to get away and be peaceful. For me it's peaceful to ride [cycling]."

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J. R. R. Tolkien Novelist, Scholar
Golf

"If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realize that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to Old Took's great-granduncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Golfibul's head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit-hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf was invented at the same moment."

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Bernard Darwin Writer, Journalist
Golf

"It is today an accepted principle of golfing architecture that the tiger should be teased and trapped and tested, while the rabbit should be left to peace, since he can make his own hell for himself."

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Byron Nelson Professional Golfer
Golf

"In my day we simply didn't believe that it was possible to play as well as these young fellows do. We thought that strength denied touch and that you could not consistently hit the ball both long and straight. It's been proven that you can."

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Tim Allen Actor, Comedian
Golf

"Playing golf is like going to a strip joint. After 18 holes you are tired and most of your balls are missing."

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Francis Ford Coppola Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Golf

"I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can."

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