Chi Chi Rodriguez

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Let your wife win all the battles, and you'll win the war.
- Chi Chi Rodriguez
Collection: War
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Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present.
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I never had a childhood. I started working when I was 7 years old. I got $1 a day getting water for the workers at the sugar cane plant.
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A man never stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.
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When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.
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No one has as much luck around the greens as one who practices a lot.
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The sweetest two words are 'next time.' The sourest word is 'if.'
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Golf is a thinking man's game. You can have all the shots in the bag, but if you don't know what to do with them, you've got troubles.
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If you worry about giving, you will never have enough of anything.
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Everything I ever had, I have shared.
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To inspire children is my goal. Kids need adults to help them. Behind the success of a child is an adult.
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My father would give his dinner to any hungry kids who walked by and then go in the backyard and pick weeds from the yard to eat.
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Music is not supposed to rile you up. Music is something to bring you down.
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I like to do something good every day of my life, and I wanna leave the earth better than I found it.
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I read the greens in Spanish, but putt in English.
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I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.
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When Lee and Jack win, it is good for golf. When I win, it is better.
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Golf is the only sport that a professional can enjoy playing with his friends.
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They have a new division where you have to be at least 80 years old. You play three days for a million dollars, one hole a day, and if you can remember what you shot, you win!
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Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus - especially Arnie - he used to beat my brains out when we were young. In the end, I got even. I started beating him up. And that felt really good.
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Anybody that worries about somebody suing them, that means that they're so crooked that they sue people, and they think people are gonna sue them.
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I like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, who was my favorite, you know.
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Why do I love kids so much? Because I was never a kid myself. I was too poor to really have a childhood.
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I love everybody. When someone hurts, I hurt.
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The caddies are so overlooked out here, and I remember the tough times I had making ends meet when I used to carry the bag.
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A lot of guys out here are very serious, and God bless them, that's their personality. It's not a sin to be business-like.
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They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger.
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Collection: Sick
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The first time I played the Masters, I was so nervous I drank a bottle of rum before I teed off. I shot the happiest 83 of my life.
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Collection: Dirty
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Golf is the most fun you can have with out taking your clothes off.
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Collection: Fun
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I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, see, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt.
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Collection: Believe
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After all these years, it's still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie for a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye.
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Collection: Dirty
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I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.
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Collection: Golf
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Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose.
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Collection: Golf
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I am a millionaire today and my wife deserves all of the credit. Before I met her I was a multi-millionaire.
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Collection: Golf
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I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par.
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Collection: Golf
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I don't exaggerate - I just remember big.
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Collection: Golf
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Don't look for excuses to lose. Look for excuses to win.
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Collection: Failure
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I never prayed that I would make a putt. I prayed that I would react well if I missed.
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Collection: Wells
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When you're having trouble and topping the ball, it means the ground is moving on you.
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Collection: Moving
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The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil.
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Collection: Golf
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A golf ball is like a clock. Always hit it at 6 o'clock and make it go toward 12 o'clock. But make sure you're in the same time zone.
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Collection: Golf
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If you buy a book on golf instruction buy the thinnest book you can find. The thinner the book, chances are the easier and more elementary the instruction. It can do one of two things: help you more or hurt you less. Both are good compared to the alternative.
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Collection: Hurt
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Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.
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Collection: Golf
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I'm playing like Tarzan-and scoring like Jane.
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Collection: Golf
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Then Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus come in. I'll caddie for Jack.
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Collection: Golf
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Take less time to read the scorecard and more time to read the hole.
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Collection: Holes
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When I used to gamble, I looked for players with head covers on their irons. Those guys I could beat.
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Collection: Golf
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Maintain a childhood enthusiasm for the game of golf.
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Collection: Golf
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I never pray to God to make a putt. I pray to God to help me react good if I miss a putt.
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Collection: Golf
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The best putting advice I ever received was make sure you concentrate real hard on keeping that darn ball real low
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Collection: Real