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Crises Are Part Of Life. Everybody Has To Face Them, And It Doesn't Make Any Difference What The Crisis Is.

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Crises Are Part Of Life. Everybody Has To Face Them, And It Doesn't Make Any Difference What The Crisis Is.

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1960, I Was 20 Years Old, And I Was Leading The U.s. Open. Now, I Wasn't Leading By Several Strokes, But I Was Leading The U.s. Open And Playing With Ben Hogan, Had A Very Good Chance To Win, Nine Holes To Go, I Was Leading. I Was Still Leading With Six Holes To Play.

He Had A Lot Of Talent, But Didn't Have Much Dedication, Wasn't Organized, Didn't Know How To Learn, Didn't Know How To Comprehend What He Was Doing, Didn't Try To Learn How To Get Better.

I First Saw Arnold Palmer When I Was Just A Kid And He Came To Columbus To Play In A Tournament. I Watched Him On The Driving Range Hit Balls That Day. We Went On To Become Great Friends.

I Learned Early In My Career, Where You Get So Wrapped Up And So Excited, That All Of A Sudden You Don't Think. So I Worked Very Hard To Keep Myself Suppressed. And That's One Of The Reasons I Wasn't Gregarious With The Gallery.

How People Keep Correcting Us When We Are Young! There Is Always Some Bad Habit Or Other They Tell Us We Ought To Get Over. Yet Most Bad Habits Are Tools To Help Us Through Life.

Concentration Is A Fine Antidote To Anxiety.

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We All Would Like To Struggle Like Tiger Is Struggling.

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