Hollis Stacy Quotes

• When I get on a course that’s not very good, that’s not tough, I fall asleep. Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there’s a tough situation.

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• The LPGA is basically corporate America’s dinner party, and they can invite whomever they want. They’re not ready for people getting up and making declarations. The bottom line is corporate America is pretty homophobic.

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• The competition I played against was fantastic, but golf is a different game now. The courses have shrunk because the equipment has gotten better. They’re hitting the ball 10 to 15 percent farther because of the changes in the golf ball.

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• I was a hotshot as a junior. When I was 18, I really got into fiddling around. I completely lost interest in golf, and I guess all I could think about was going to college, getting married and having babies.

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• I can’t see anyone coming out, because the players feel it is no one’s business. We all stick together. We’re a very tight group. It would be too hard for just one person to do, too stressful. And why should it make a difference? The LPGA is about golf.

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• Women’s golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy.

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• When I was a little girl in Savannah playing, there were never enough hours in the day or holes on the golf course. I just loved the game so much.

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• The Internet is a game changer. I’m hopeful I can make a contribution by providing a way to learn about the game of golf free of charge.

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• I have lived the American dream in every aspect, and now I hope to make a very big impact in helping the planet.

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• I think people feel threatened by homosexuality. The problem isn’t about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters. But gay people are sons and daughters, politicians and doctors, American heroes and daughters of American heroes.

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• Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don’t have to be perfect. You can do okay with ‘almost.’

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• Why do we work so hard to feel so terrible.

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• Have a blast while you last.

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Hollis Stacy (13)

Birth:	16th March, 1954
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Golfer

About

Hollis Stacy was born in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She is an American professional golfer. She studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. In 1970, she won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst, and played for the 1972 United States Curtis Cup team. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2011 in the veterans category and was inducted in May 2012.

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