Chi Chi Rodriguez

“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.”

“I call my putter 'the sword' because it's what I use to slay the dragons.”

“I read the greens in Spanish, but I putt in English.”

“You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things—to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”

“I never pray to God to make a putt. I pray to God to help me react good if I miss a putt.”

“Golf is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.”

“Pressure is playing for ten dollars when you don't have a dime in your pocket.”

“The only thing I'm afraid of on a golf course is lightning and a downhill three-footer.”

“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.”

“A golf ball is like a woman, you can't control it. The less you try to control it, the better it goes.”

“I'm a golfaholic. And all the counseling in the world is not going to help me.”

“If you are in a country that is hungry, you should not be able to play golf.”

“I always have a good time. I am a happy man, and I like to make people happy.”

“When you're a professional sportsman, you are on the stage. You have to be a showman.”

“The good Lord gives you a lot of ability—and he can take it away just like that.”