Quotes By Lee Trevino

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

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

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

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 keep lot of my opinions to myself.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I believe in reincarnation. In my last life I was a peasant. Next time around, I'd like to be an eagle. Who hasn't dreamed they could fly? They're a protected species, too.

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

I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.

Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

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

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

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.

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

All my life I had a rapport with black caddies.

How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.

In case of a thunderstorm, stand in the middle of the fairway and hold up a one iron. Not even God can hit a one iron.

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.

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.

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

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

The older I get the better I used to be!

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.

A hungry dog hunts best.

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.