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If you won’t listen to me then listen to Arnie…

Posted in Arnold Palmer, Golf, John Richardson, Tiger Woods, US Open, belief, man boobs, phil mickelson on May 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »

As we run up to the US Open again this year the mess of last year’s tournament for Mickelson and Monty looms large again. A couple of months ago I had a real dig at both of them for simply not caring enough to ensure they were fit enough to win – to give [...]

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The main lesson I learnt from Jack Nicklaus (and Michael Schumacher)

Posted in Arnold Palmer, Golf, Jack Nicklaus, John Richardson, Michael Schumacher, Philosophy, Scratch to Scratch, belief on May 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »

“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the
situation.“
Jack Nicklaus
A short message today but all th ebetter for that. My golf challenge was about many things several of which were nothing to do with golf. I had joked prior to the start of it with a friend that I [...]

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Steve Jobs and his Stanford address

Posted in Golf, Jack Nicklaus, John Richardson, Philosophy, Scratch to Scratch, Seve, Stanford speech, Steve jobs on May 7, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Towards the end of my challenge I knew that a lot had changed in my life. I knew that, even though I hadn’t fully completed it yet, I would never really look at any form of achievement the same way again. I knew that, as a result of what I had learnt and [...]

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Niccolo Machiavelli, Tiger Woods and Golf

Posted in Ben Hogan, Golf, John Richardson, Moe Norman, Niccolo Machiavelli, Philosophy, Scratch to Scratch, Tiger Woods, US Masters on May 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
Niccolo Machiavelli
During a golf discussion recently with a very low single figure golfer friend I [...]

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Zombie

Posted in Golf, Jack Nicklaus, John Richardson, Scratch to Scratch, Seve, Tiger Woods, belief, critics on May 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A man goes to his wife in a panic.
“Honey, I know it, I’m a zombie“
She rolls her eyes and replies.
“Of course you’re not a zombie. Don’t be ridiculous.”
“I am, I know I am” he insists.
“Okay” she decides to humour him. “Let’s phone your mother. Since she gave birth to you you would [...]

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