Quotes by Lee Trevino

• I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never got serious into golf until about age 15.
• A hungry dog hunts best.
• Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby.
• His nerve, his memory, and I can't remember the third thing.
• How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.
• I adore the game of golf. I won't ever retire.
• The older I get the better I used to be!
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket.
• My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.
• 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.
• My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years.
• There are two things that won't last long in this world, and that's dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars.
• There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.
• When it comes to the game of life, I figure I've played the whole course.
• 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.
• 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.
• You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen.
• 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've played golf with three U.S presidents.
• I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.
• I still sweat. My guts are still grinding out there. Sometimes I have enough cotton in my mouth to knit a sweater.
• I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.
• I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.
• No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.
• I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money winner's list.
• 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'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.
• I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball 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.
• 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.