"Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character."
-P. G. Wodehouse
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"You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right."
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