Lee Trevino Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Every shot feels like the first shot of the day. If I'm on the range hitting shot after shot, I can hit them just as good as I did when I was 30. But out on the course, your body changes between shots. You get out of the cart, and you've got this 170-yard 5-iron over a bunker, and it goes about 138.”

“I always loved hitting a low fade to a back-right pin with the wind howling from the right. Not many guys could get it close in that situation, because they kept it low by just putting the ball back in their stance. You see, playing the ball back turns you into a one-trick pony - you can only hit hooks.”

“Sure, I've felt racism. I think everybody has prejudice. When I was growing up, the dark Mexican kids weren't allowed in the public swimming pool in Dallas. My light-skinned friend got in, and he laughed at us. It didn't seem like a big deal, because we didn't know any different. So I never ran into anything that actually scarred me.”

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

“I met Jesse Owens once. He was a remarkable individual, and I have tremendous respect for what he did in the Olympics under the circumstances.”

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

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

“I keep lot of my opinions to myself.”

“I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.”

“I'm not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up.”