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
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
Traveling around, its difficult to follow much TV. Mainly Im somebody who watches sports. – Retief Goosen
Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you dont see them going abroad. Its so expensive to travel. – Retief Goosen
The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks hes set for life. I didnt think I was set for life, and I dont now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich. – Fran Tarkenton