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Quotes by Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino

“The older I get the better I used to be!”

“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.”

“Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you dont have a dime in your pocket.”

“How can they beat me? Ive been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.”

“My wife doesnt care what I do when Im away, as long as I dont have a good time”

“You can talk to a fade but a hook wont listen.”

“A hungry dog hunts best”

“There are two things that wont last long in this world, and thats dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars”

“Nobody buy you and your caddie care what you do out there, and if your caddie is betting against you, he doesnt care, either.”

“Im not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up.”

“Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle”

“Golf is a game in which you yell Fore!, shoot six, and write down five”

“An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play, it is always possible to get worse”

“Its good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.”

“Golf is not a game of great shots. Its a game of the most misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes.”

“Golf: A five mile walk punctuated with disappointments”

“The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name and they say golf is a quiet game”

“When they asked me to do this, I said, Are you kidding me? ... There are a lot of people thatd kill to play with this guy for two rounds. Its two days Ill never forget. Playing with Arnold Palmer at this time in my life, it was just wonderful.”

“This place [Augusta National] rejects me like a skin transplant.”

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