Quotes By Lee Trevino

A hungry dog hunts best.

When you're poor, you know nothing about the future, you know nothing about the world, nothing that goes on outside 300 yards around you.

The older I get the better I used to be!

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

My point is, there's no sense trying to squeeze something out of your swing if you can let your clubs do the shotmaking for you.

I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.

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

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.

There are two things that won't last long in this world, and that's dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.

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 love watching Anthony Kim play, but I'm not a fan of the way he grips down a good two inches on his full-swing shots. Choking down lightens the club's swingweight and effectively makes the shaft stiffer.

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

I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.

Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough to do it his way. I didn't like changing my swing path, either, which some guys do.

Only bad golfers are lucky. They're the ones bouncing balls off trees, curbs, turtles and cars. Good golfers have bad luck. When you hit the ball straight, a funny bounce is bound to be unlucky.

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.

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

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

Chi Chi Rodriguez had as good a pair of hands as anybody I ever saw, and more shots than you can imagine. But Chi Chi had a habit of turning simple shots into difficult ones.

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

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

If your concentration is getting bad, take up bass fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren't ready when that fish hits, you can't set the hook.

I never think of yesterday. Can't do anything about it.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

I keep lot of my opinions to myself.