Curtis Strange
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strangeis an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between their debut in 1986 and 1990...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth30 January 1955
golf important pressure
Under pressure, one of the most important things I have to remember to do is breathe.
games aspect visualization
Visualization lets you concentrate on all the positive aspects of your game.
choke humans ifs
We all choke. You're not human if you haven t.
believe golf giving
I don't believe I have a good enough friend to give a three-footer
golf hands clubs
It was a gift, something you can't teach. His hands looked like they were born to have a golf club in them.
huge played
When it first was played in 1987, it was a huge deal.
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I always wondered why I didn't do it longer, ... What happened? I know what happened. It seems like I was way too young to give up on it. I didn't give up on it; I had an opportunity to do TV. I don't think you ever sit back and think, 'Damn, I was good.' Because I wasn't that good. People beat me every day. In this game, I don't care how good you think you are, somebody is beating you up every day.
arrival attention game kid knew last nobody played work year
Last year I didn't have much of a game. I knew it. Nobody else would listen. I hadn't played in a while. The attention I had was because I was the new kid on the block. I wanted to come in under the radar, but being a new arrival it doesn't work like that.
honor privilege wonderful
I think it's a wonderful honor and privilege to be called that. But you do it to his face. I ain't doing it.
fought hell playing sick swing worse
I wasn't playing well, and I fought my swing forever, and I was sick of it, and I was getting worse and said, 'To hell with it,'
beer chance somebody time
He's just been somebody you look up to, ... We all know he's not going to play much after this if any. He's not going to be around much longer, so any time you get a chance to be around him or have a beer with him, it's nice.
playing time wear
I'll play if I'm playing well. But if I'm playing half-crappy and wear myself out, I'll take time off.
word
I know he doesn't like the word 'ceremonial,'
awful channel drown golf hit leave
I hit some awful shots. I still hit some awful shots. But at least they're a little better. The first week, the Golf Channel was all over me. I said, 'God, just leave me alone. Let me drown by myself.'