Lee Trevino's Quotes

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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 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.