Lee Trevino Quotes (60 Quotes)


    I'm not a real smart guy. But I've got enough brains to realize that when I'm 60 years old and play a sport, that it's downhill.

    Nobody but you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesn't care, either.

    Yes, I think I have the best swing on the Tour. Why have scores comedown in the last ten years? Partly because they are imitating me.

    He's one guy we admire, ... We love Arnie. The best way I can sum this up is when I tell my kids to look up the definition of class, his picture is next to the word. That's what we think about him. Not one person out here doesn't think that.

    But I can understand only three Australians and eight Japanese in the field. The Japanese buy more in the pro shop. They just backup a truck there and take everything. They're not dummies up at Augusta. They said, 'Invite more Japanese, they'll buy a lot of stuff. The Aussies, nah, they won't buy anything. The beer isn't strong enough for them.


    Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.

    When it comes to the game of life, I figure I've played the whole course.

    Years ago I had a 1-iron I could hit 260 yards through a doorway. Now I can hit it through the keyhole.

    Living in Dallas, I root for the Mavericks and the Stars and the Cowboys, but I've always pulled for the Chicago Cubs. I enjoy watching them play.

    Pressure is when you've got thirty-five bucks riding on a four-foot putt and you've only got five dollars left.

    His nerve, his memory, and I can't remember the third thing.

    Arnold, which one is your good ear I want to make sure I stand on the right side so you can hear me.

    I'm starting to hit it better and getting the range on my shots. If I get my putter going, watch out.

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

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

    I do not know any player, who could strike a golf ball like he (Norman) can, as far as hitting it solid, knowing where it's going, knowing the mechanics of the game and knowing what he wanted to do with the golf ball.

    If I could do anything over, I'd have spent more time with my first set of children. I would have taken more quality time with them, for sure.

    The PGA tour isn't pressure. Pressure is playing for 10 when you don't have a dime in your pocket.

    I still sweat. My guts are still grinding out there. Sometimes I have enough cotton in my mouth to knit a sweater.

    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've seen enough crazy shots to know they happen in the best of families.


    My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.

    Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket.

    You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.

    Jack Nicklaus was the first to bring in course management. He could go to a course and tell you within one stroke what was going to win. He used to set his sights on that because he could shoot it. He was the only player I know who, if he decided he wanted to win a tournament, could go out and do it. No one will ever be as popular as Arnold Palmer and no one will ever come close to Jack as a player.

    I'm actually a very quiet person off the golf course. I talk 150 miles per hour when I'm at the course, but when in private I very seldom ever open my mouth.

    Hey, if your looking for a dad-burn superstar, look at this kid. He was so good today, I wanted to caddie for him.

    I remember when I first came out on the Tour. I was hitting practice balls and Sam Snead and Bob Goalby were next to me. Snead said, 'Who in the hell is this guy He has a loud mouth and an unorthodox swing.' Goalby said, 'Don't worry Sam, he'll linger but he won't last'.

    I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.

    One of the nice things about the Senior Tour is that we can take a cart and cooler. If your game is not going well, you can always have a picnic.

    There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.

    I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money winner's list.

    I love it. I don't know if I love it as much as Arnold Palmer, but I think I am close. I can't wait to get up in the mornings because I know I am going out to play golf. The game has been very good to me. Much has been said about when I am going to retire but I never will.

    I've played golf with three U.S presidents.

    The older I get the better I used to be!

    When they asked me to do this, I said, 'Are you kidding me' ... There are a lot of people that'd kill to play with this guy for two rounds. It's two days I'll never forget. Playing with Arnold Palmer at this time in my life, it was just wonderful.

    Winning isn't everything. It's the money you make doing it that's everything.

    The most interesting guy I've ever played with was King Hassan of Morocco. I went over there on a trip in the early 1970s, and the King and I played five holes. I've never been that nervous in my life.

    I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife.

    I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful or I could end up with a bad neck in the morning. That pillow is a must everywhere I go.

    If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.

    Hold up a one-iron and walk. Even God can't hit a one-iron.

    You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen.

    Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby.

    My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years.

    I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.

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

    No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.

    You have to understand, I don't play golf for fun. It's my business. When the mailman starts delivering mail on his off day, that's when I'll start playing golf for the hell of it. I like to play in tournaments. There are many great courses around the world that I have never played that are next door to tournaments. I have not played them because I don't play for fun.


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