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Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.

- Retief Goosen

Golf, Flexibility, Injured, Overdo

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.

- Retief Goosen

Always, Outgoing, Very, Conversation

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.

- Retief Goosen

I Remember, Okay, Everybody, Expects

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.

- Retief Goosen

Rest, Took, Tries, South African

There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.

- Retief Goosen

Golf, Number, Playing, Golfers

I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.

- Retief Goosen

Me, Hang, Bothering, Radar

You can't really measure your game. You can shoot seven under and lose and you can shoot even and win.

- Retief Goosen

Game, Measure, Even, Shoot

Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.

- Retief Goosen

Play, Important, Other, Majors

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.

- Retief Goosen

Bad, Back, About, Tour

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.

- Retief Goosen

Sports, Old, Other, Bug

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.

- Retief Goosen

Pretty, Always, Brothers, Flying

I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different.

- Retief Goosen

Play, Trying, Like, Opponent

Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports.

- Retief Goosen

Sports, Watches, TV, Traveling

Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.

- Retief Goosen

Young, Going, Abroad, Expensive

I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.

- Retief Goosen

Places, Got, Disk, Yeah

Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.

- Retief Goosen

Week, Pretty, Whoever, Wins

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.

- Retief Goosen

Mean, Get, Major, Breaks

I'm a good listener.

- Retief Goosen

Good, Listener

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