Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe: Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was a Sac and Fox athlete of Native American and European ancestry. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football, and also played professional baseball and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he was paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 May 1887
CountryUnited States of America
I don't like it when people try to take advantage. Now I'm only going to spend money on my wife and daughter.
Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in its first class. My grandfather was a footnote. Until today.
You have to use a lot of creativity out there.
The reason we can play, ... is that it's not about the golf swing. It makes no difference how you swing the club as long as you can win the money.
Mouth almighty and tongue everlasting, ... Man, you gotta be strong to stand up to Doyle's stuff. It's brutal but funny, and it makes you better mentally.
Man, ... I've had enough of this s---.
From No. 11 on, I hit the ball very well. I felt my iron game was very good today, and then I hit two very good shots at No. 18.
If it was my tour, I would play it with no carts. I think it's a disadvantage to the spectators keeping up with their favorite players.
Have not taken it out (of his bag). Last year I think I hit it a half a dozen times and never missed it. It just fits me.
I think it played easier today than it did in the pro-am.
We were in the same Q-school at Disney World. We competed then, and here we are, 32 years later, still competing.
Yeah, but Hale owns that place over there.
The sounds of Bye, Bye Blackbird still stung him to the day he passed away.
I owe Vijay. His attitude is, 'As hard as Tiger works, I work harder and I'm going to beat him.' I'm trying to do the same thing on my tour.