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ARNOLD PALMER: Oh, if he wins? That’s pretty damn high. As far as history is concerned and performances, I put it very close to Nelson’s performances. And I don’t know that there’s anything that I can say about golf that bests what Byron did. Do you know exactly what he was referring to? Eleven in a row? Eighteen in a year?
Both, I think – but more specifically, eleven in a row. If you check the link, the whole interview’s there. Todd McGillivray – http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me? tmcg at sasktel dot net "How can you know anything about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?" — Tyler Durden, Fight Club
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In no way was I complaining about Tiger being nice.
Tiger isn’t *that* nice. When asked about Mickelson who’d left the tournament to be with his wife while she was having their latest sprog, Tiger said "he’s breastfeeding." That’s nasty in several different ways. –Blair "His girlfriend, on the other hand…"
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I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it.
Have you ever watched NHL interviews?
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I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it. Have you ever watched NHL interviews?
If you ever watched one, you’ve watched them all. Very similar to basketball interviews, but with fewer teeth and more stitches. — Spam sink email address, sorry
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ARNOLD PALMER: Oh, if he wins? That’s pretty damn high. As far as history is concerned and performances, I put it very close to Nelson’s performances. And I don’t know that there’s anything that I can say about golf that bests what Byron did.
Do you know exactly what he was referring to? Eleven in a row? Eighteen in a year?
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Brent, isn’t that Tiger? ;) Right, but never in an interview.
Arnie trotted out a ‘bullshit’ at his official press conference on Wednesday – I was so proud. Q. If Tiger should win his third straight Masters this week, what are your thoughts on where that would rank as an historical accomplishment? ARNOLD PALMER: Oh, if he wins? That’s pretty damn high. As far as history is concerned and performances, I put it very close to Nelson’s performances. And I don’t know that there’s anything that I can say about golf that bests what Byron did. And somebody says, well, the fields were light. That’s bullshit. You’re still playing against 150 players and they’re good players and he played well. And he won a lot of golf tournaments. And that’s the way I feel. That this would come close to matching most of the great feats in golf. Link: http://sports.yahoo.golfserv.com/gdc/news/article.asp?showad=Y&id=12050 I know who you mean, though. Some young Swedish? woman who won a tourney late last season, I think. Dropped a couple of "politically incorrect" expressions into her post-round TV interview, IIRC. I think she was Norweigan rather than Swedish. And I think it was a match in the Solheim Cup. First name Suzanne, last name Peterson or something else with a "P".
Suzann Pettersen. Norweigan. I’d like to play a round (note the space) with her, she sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. Plus, I’ve never met a Norweigan I haven’t liked… She later commented in the European media that she couldn’t believe a couple of F-bombs were a big deal in the US.
I can see her point…if you look at American entertainment as a group, a single F-bomb on TV shouldn’t be a big deal. I can’t remember the last movie I saw without a few bad words (oh, wait. Lilo and Stitch). Books are almost completely unregulated. Any kid could go into the library and get a copy of an acknowledged literary classic such as Catch-22 – and be praised for it. Music videos just insert sounds or cut off the vocal track during curse words, but are fine with the vocalist looking directly at the screen and mouthing the word. You’re even starting to see language in video games, which seems wrong (and that’s from someone who’s firmly in the Nintendo generation). But, hell, the best selling games involve carjacking and beating prostitutes. Anyway, when you throw in Norweigan/Swedish television (very few boundries, including full-frontal nudity and cursing), I can completely understand where she thought that a single slip would be okay… Todd McGillivray – http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me? tmcg at sasktel dot net "How can you know anything about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?" — Tyler Durden, Fight Club
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just found out that Annika Sorenstram will be interviewed by Leslie Stahl this Sunday nite. Should be interesting!! I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it. You never know, though, maybe Annika will come out with something interesting. I’d rather see an interview with that player who used the F-word that time… Brent Hutto You are complaining about Tiger being too nice. But if he gave interviews like Warren Sap (who helped Tampa Bay win the Super Bowl this year, by the way), people would be all over him because of his brashness, etc.
Tim, don’t try to put words in my mouth. When I say there’s "just not much to it" I am criticising the practice of conducting interviews with people who are practiced in the art of revealing nothing in such interviews. In no way was I complaining about Tiger being nice. I sincerely wish everyone in the world were as polite as Tiger Woods, at least in public. I simply disagree with Eric’s assertion that there might be something interesting about a TV interview with a modern, IMG-coached golfer. Feel free to watch and wait for them to say something interesting but it’s just not going to happen. You are correct that if Tiger conducted himself like some of the jackasses in the NFL or NBA, I might criticise him for that. You don’t see too many professional golfers acting out like that. It must not play well with the demographic that supports their profession. Brent Hutto
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I know who you mean, though. Some young Swedish? woman who won a tourney late last season, I think. Dropped a couple of "politically incorrect" expressions into her post-round TV interview, IIRC.
norwegian, Suzann Pettersen, in a post-Solheim Cup singles match interview (she came from 5 down with 5 to play IIRC to halve the match). K. Pitts would have a seizure watching her play…
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just found out that Annika Sorenstram will be interviewed by Leslie Stahl this Sunday nite. Should be interesting!! I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it. You never know, though, maybe Annika will come out with something interesting. I’d rather see an interview with that player who used the F-word that time… Brent Hutto
You are complaining about Tiger being too nice. But if he gave interviews like Warren Sap (who helped Tampa Bay win the Super Bowl this year, by the way), people would be all over him because of his brashness, etc. tim
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Brent, isn’t that Tiger? ;)
Right, but never in an interview. 
acknowledged. I know who you mean, though. Some young Swedish? woman who won a tourney late last season, I think. Dropped a couple of "politically incorrect" expressions into her post-round TV interview, IIRC.
I think she was Norweigan rather than Swedish. And I think it was a match in the Solheim Cup. First name Suzanne, last name Peterson or something else with a "P". She later commented in the European media that she couldn’t believe a couple of F-bombs were a big deal in the US. Brent Hutto
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just found out that Annika Sorenstram will be interviewed by Leslie Stahl this Sunday nite. Should be interesting!! I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it. You never know, though, maybe Annika will come out with something interesting. I’d rather see an interview with that player who used the F-word that time…
Brent, isn’t that Tiger? ;) I know who you mean, though. Some young Swedish? woman who won a tourney late last season, I think. Dropped a couple of "politically incorrect" expressions into her post-round TV interview, IIRC. Dave
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Just found out that Annika Sorenstram will be interviewed by Leslie Stahl this Sunday nite. Should be interesting!!
I dunno. Annika seems to have perfected the modern art of giving interviews with answers designed to be so bland that no one might take offense. Sort of like watching interviews with Tiger Woods these past few years. Unless you enjoy seeing him smile politely, there’s just not much to it. You never know, though, maybe Annika will come out with something interesting. I’d rather see an interview with that player who used the F-word that time… Brent Hutto
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Just found out that Annika Sorenstram will be interviewed by Leslie Stahl this Sunday nite. Should be interesting!! Eric