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Retief Goosen [1969-0] South African
Rank: 105
Athlete, Golfer


Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer who was in the top ten in the Official World Golf Ranking for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S. Open wins and heading the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002.


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Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.
101
I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.
102
There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.
103
I played a lot of other sports at school and just one day the golf bug bit me and I started playing serious golf from when I was ten years old.
104
I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.
105
I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history.
106
I'm not that clued up on the American sports yet, really.
107
Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.
108
Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.
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I'm a good listener.
110
I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different.
111
Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.
112
Just about every player on tour has a bad back. It's just one of those games that does mess you up a little bit. You've got to keep looking after it.
113
Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house.
114
Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports.
115
I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.
116
You could play well and still lose.
117
You can't really measure your game. You can shoot seven under and lose and you can shoot even and win.
118
I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.
119
You know, one day you make putts and the next day you don't.
120
I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win.
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