Quotes By Lee Trevino

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.

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

When you really deep down look at it, we go to bed every night, get up every morning, stay here for 70 or 80 years, and then we die.

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.

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

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

A hungry dog hunts best.

The older I get the better I used to be!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.