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"Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well."

"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."

"The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter."

"You don't win a game by hitting the ball out of the court."

"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."

"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

"Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place."
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"I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit."

"It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious."

"I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little bitty things running around in the studio at that time."

"I always felt that if I made a movie, it would be one movie; I didn't see how they could make 26 swimming movies."

"Howard Hughes himself was a regular at the restaurant, and in a way it became his headquarters, too. Howard had recently relocated to Las Vegas, so when he wanted to do business in Los Angeles, he went into the back of our restaurant to use the telephone."

"What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things."

"With two little boys in diapers, I had to keep it simple if I were going to have a life at all."
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