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The Fans Motivated Me.

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The Fans Motivated Me. They Gave Me The Incentive To Want To Play And To Want To Win And To Continue To Play As My Career Progressed. They Were Never A Distraction.

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I Remember What A Thrill It Was To Attend My First Champions Dinner. Just Being In The Same Room With Some Of The Guys I Had Admired Growing Up And To Be There Because I Had Won The Masters Was Quite An Honor. I Still Attend The Dinner Every Year And It Is One Of The Highlights Of My Time At Augusta During Masters Week.

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