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Bear Bryant Football Coach
Golf

"I'm not much of a golfer, I don't have any friends and all I like to do is go home and be alone, and not worry about ways not to lose."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
Golf

"I find golf very relaxing. It's a way to get away from work and get outside. It's a lot of fun, and once you get going it's almost kind of addictive."

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Billy Graham Evangelist, Author
Golf

"Prayer never works for me on the golf course. That may have something to do with my being a terrible putter."

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Bubba Watson Professional Golfer
Golf

"I was shooting in the low 70s and 60s by the time I was twelve. That's the great thing about golf. It doesn't matter how old or young you are; if you're 90 and can shoot a good score, people will want to play with you."

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William Davis Historian
Golf

"There are two basic rules which should never be broken. Be subtle. And don't, for God's sake, try to do business with anyone who's having a bad game."

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Ray Fitzgerald Journalist, Author
Golf

"Hitting a golf ball correctly is the most sophisticated and complicated maneuver in all of sports, with the possible exception of eating a hot dog at a ball game without getting mustard on your shirt."

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Tom Watson Politician
Golf

"Ballybunion is the course on which many golf architects should live and play on before they build golf courses."

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Tom Watson Politician
Golf

"After playing Ballybunion for the first time, a man would think that the game of golf originated here."

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Sharon Stone Actress
Golf

"You may be sick of what you did the first half of your life, but you don't just have to walk around and play golf or do nothing... It's not like fifty is the new thirty. It's like fifty is the new chapter."

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Larry Nelson Golfer
Golf

"There's not much pressure on the golf Tour. Walking to the first tee is in no way comparable to walking through the jungle in combat"

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