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331 “When I retired from”—Schlee,
Maximum Golf,
p. 4.
Maximum Golf,
p. 4.
331 “John also passed all of”—Bertrand,
The Secret of Hogan’s Swing,
p. 44.
The Secret of Hogan’s Swing,
p. 44.
332 “I think there will”—
New York Times,
August 9, 1968, Lincoln A. Werden, “Schlee Takes 2-stroke Lead in American Golf Classic with 5-under-par 65.”
New York Times,
August 9, 1968, Lincoln A. Werden, “Schlee Takes 2-stroke Lead in American Golf Classic with 5-under-par 65.”
332 “I didn’t even remember”—ibid., p. 64.
333 “He’s already given me”
—Syracuse Herald-Journal,
June 22, 1989, Donna Ditota and Jeff D’Alessio, “Amateurs Pick up Some Tips from Pros.”
—Syracuse Herald-Journal,
June 22, 1989, Donna Ditota and Jeff D’Alessio, “Amateurs Pick up Some Tips from Pros.”
334 “Hey, man, I know”—Interview and e-mail with Darryl Donovan, July, August 2009.
335 “People either loved John”—ibid.
335 “You got to really want”—Richman, “Today’s Sports Parade.”
CHAPTER 17Johnny Miller
337 “Johnny Miller looks like”
—Akron Beacon Journal,
June 22, 1973, Paul Bailey, “Miller Credits Arnie With Assist on Ace.”
—Akron Beacon Journal,
June 22, 1973, Paul Bailey, “Miller Credits Arnie With Assist on Ace.”
338 “Before then, I thought”—
Los Angeles Times (Chicago Sun-Times),
June 13, 1983, Ron Rapoport, “Johnny Miller Returns to the Scene of His Miracle 63.”
Los Angeles Times (Chicago Sun-Times),
June 13, 1983, Ron Rapoport, “Johnny Miller Returns to the Scene of His Miracle 63.”
338 “I don’t mean to be boastful”—
New York Times,
January 18, 1974, Lincoln A. Werden, “Miller’s 62 Leads in Golf.”
New York Times,
January 18, 1974, Lincoln A. Werden, “Miller’s 62 Leads in Golf.”
338 “It was sort of golfing”—World Golf Hall of Fame Profile, Johnny Miller,
http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1082
.
http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1082
.
339 “Every time I go out”—
New York Times,
January 23, 1975, John S. Radosta, “The Miller Machine Runs on Confidence.”
New York Times,
January 23, 1975, John S. Radosta, “The Miller Machine Runs on Confidence.”
339 “When I’m standing over”—ibid.
339 “hitting five hundred balls a day”
—Pittsburgh Press,
July 31, 1978, “Miller Hunting Lost Spark.”
—Pittsburgh Press,
July 31, 1978, “Miller Hunting Lost Spark.”
339 “ominously echoing the”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
July 31, 1978, Marino Parascenzo, “Can Miller Make It Right?”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
July 31, 1978, Marino Parascenzo, “Can Miller Make It Right?”
339 “They can’t travel with”—ibid.
340 “The man wearing Johnny”—
Los Angeles Times,
January 12, 1979, Jim Murray, “The Miller Mystery.”
Los Angeles Times,
January 12, 1979, Jim Murray, “The Miller Mystery.”
340 “Eventually, Miller’s game”—
Los Angeles Times (Chicago Sun-Times),
June 13, 1983, Ron Rapoport, “Johnny Miller Returns to the Scene of His Miracle 63.”
Los Angeles Times (Chicago Sun-Times),
June 13, 1983, Ron Rapoport, “Johnny Miller Returns to the Scene of His Miracle 63.”
341 “I told those who supported”
—New York Times,
(AP), February 23, 1981, “Miller Triumphs by 2.”
—New York Times,
(AP), February 23, 1981, “Miller Triumphs by 2.”
341 “flunky”
—New York Times,
April 10, 1981, John S. Radosta, “Miller among 4 Tied at 69.”
—New York Times,
April 10, 1981, John S. Radosta, “Miller among 4 Tied at 69.”
341 “The redeeming factor”—
Salina (KS) Journal,
(UPI), April 10, 1981, “Slump Over: Miller Set for Big Tourney.”
Salina (KS) Journal,
(UPI), April 10, 1981, “Slump Over: Miller Set for Big Tourney.”
342 “Most important, maybe”
—Aiken Standard,
(SC), (AP), February 2, 1987, Bob Green, “Miller’s Word Games Work for Pebble Beach Victory.”
—Aiken Standard,
(SC), (AP), February 2, 1987, Bob Green, “Miller’s Word Games Work for Pebble Beach Victory.”
342 “There was no real point”—
New York Times,
February 2, 1987, Gordon S. White Jr., “Victory by Miller His First Since ‘83.”
New York Times,
February 2, 1987, Gordon S. White Jr., “Victory by Miller His First Since ‘83.”
342 “When I got to the mountaintop”—World Golf Hall of Fame Profile, Johnny Miller,
http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1082
.
http://www.wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1082
.
342 “[By] the time I got”—Miller,
I Call the Shots,
p. 221.
I Call the Shots,
p. 221.
342 “I didn’t have that good”
—Golf Magazine,
September 1973, Johnny Miller, “I’m Not Afraid to Go for the Flagstick.”
—Golf Magazine,
September 1973, Johnny Miller, “I’m Not Afraid to Go for the Flagstick.”
342 “Someday, maybe after”
—Golf Digest,
August 1973, Hubert Mizell, “Arnie Warns Miller of Putting Woes.”
—Golf Digest,
August 1973, Hubert Mizell, “Arnie Warns Miller of Putting Woes.”
343 “I knew I couldn’t make”—Green, “Miller’s Word Games.”
343 “So I was sort of”
—New York Times,
February 4, 1988, Gordon S. White Jr., “Son Helps Miller Fight ‘Yips.’”
—New York Times,
February 4, 1988, Gordon S. White Jr., “Son Helps Miller Fight ‘Yips.’”
343 “By 1989, my play”—Miller,
I Call the Shots,
p. 35.
I Call the Shots,
p. 35.
343 “Golf just wasn’t much”—ibid., pp. 35-36.
344 “awkward and useless”—ibid., p. 37.
344 “Some people may have”—Miller, “I’m Not Afraid.”
344 “Jack has been on top”—
Wisconsin State Journal,
(AP), February 16, 1975, “Question of Supremacy Heads to Masterful End.”
Wisconsin State Journal,
(AP), February 16, 1975, “Question of Supremacy Heads to Masterful End.”
344 “go with my gut”—
Daily Herald,
(UPI), March 16, 1990, “Miller Pulls No Punches, but May Invite Some.”
Daily Herald,
(UPI), March 16, 1990, “Miller Pulls No Punches, but May Invite Some.”
344 “I want to be unpredictable”
—Sports Illustrated,
March 26, 1990, Walter Bingham, “Here’s Johnny—Giving It to You Straight Off the Tee.”
—Sports Illustrated,
March 26, 1990, Walter Bingham, “Here’s Johnny—Giving It to You Straight Off the Tee.”
344 “This is absolutely the”—ibid.
345 “I guess I opened”
—Daily Herald,
“Miller Pulls no Punches.”
—Daily Herald,
“Miller Pulls no Punches.”
345 “I’ll pull a guy’s pants”—
New York Times,
June 16, 1995, Richard Sandomir, “Miller’s Job Is to Talk a Good Game.”
New York Times,
June 16, 1995, Richard Sandomir, “Miller’s Job Is to Talk a Good Game.”
345 “the biggest moron”—October 1, 1991,
Los Angeles Times,
Scott Howard-Cooper, “What Went Around the NBA Came Around for Thomas”; Miller,
I
Call the Shots,
p. 57.
Los Angeles Times,
Scott Howard-Cooper, “What Went Around the NBA Came Around for Thomas”; Miller,
I
Call the Shots,
p. 57.
345 “I feel bad when”
—Golf World,
April 8, 1994, Johnny Miller, “In My Opinion: That’s Entertainment.”
—Golf World,
April 8, 1994, Johnny Miller, “In My Opinion: That’s Entertainment.”
346 “I didn’t come to win”—
Logansport
(IN)
Pharos-Tribune,
(AP), February 6, 1994, “Miller Pushing One of Tour’s Youngsters.”
Logansport
(IN)
Pharos-Tribune,
(AP), February 6, 1994, “Miller Pushing One of Tour’s Youngsters.”
346 “I’ve always called Pebble”
—Sports Illustrated,
February 14, 1994, Rick Reilly, “Aged to a Tee.”
—Sports Illustrated,
February 14, 1994, Rick Reilly, “Aged to a Tee.”
346 “When I get here”—
New
York Times
, February 6, 1994, Larry Dorman, “Miller, on 67, Trails by 1; Watson Is 2 Shots Behind.”
New
York Times
, February 6, 1994, Larry Dorman, “Miller, on 67, Trails by 1; Watson Is 2 Shots Behind.”
346 “To be honest”—ibid.
347 “the biggest club selection”
—Golf World,
February 11, 1994, Gary Van Sickle, “Johnny Be Good.”
—Golf World,
February 11, 1994, Gary Van Sickle, “Johnny Be Good.”
347 “I flashed back to that”—ibid.
347 “You want to know”—
New York Times,
February 7, 1994, Larry Dorman, “Johnny Miller, a Sand Blast From the Past, Wins.”
New York Times,
February 7, 1994, Larry Dorman, “Johnny Miller, a Sand Blast From the Past, Wins.”
347 “No one’s going to enjoy”—
Golf World,
June 3, 1994, Johnny Miller, “In My Opinion: Back to the Beginning.”
Golf World,
June 3, 1994, Johnny Miller, “In My Opinion: Back to the Beginning.”
348 “It’s the first time
”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Block News Alliance), June 17, 1994, “Miller’s 81 a Far Cry from His 63 in 1973.”
”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Block News Alliance), June 17, 1994, “Miller’s 81 a Far Cry from His 63 in 1973.”
348 “I’ve hardly practiced”—ibid.
348 “Why should Palmer keep”
—Galveston
(TX) Daily News,
(AP), May 5, 1994, “Open May Be Closed to Seve.”
—Galveston
(TX) Daily News,
(AP), May 5, 1994, “Open May Be Closed to Seve.”
348 “Johnny described what”—Sandomir, “Miller’s Job.”
349 “I was that way before”—
USA Today,
June 13, 2002, Jill Lieber, “NBC’s Miller Keeps Firing Away.”
USA Today,
June 13, 2002, Jill Lieber, “NBC’s Miller Keeps Firing Away.”
349 “Golf is on a roll”—Miller, “In My Opinion: That’s Entertainment.”
349 “my family and the church”—
Pittsburgh Press,
June 18, 1973, Jeff Samuels, “Johnny Takes the Spotlight.”
Pittsburgh Press,
June 18, 1973, Jeff Samuels, “Johnny Takes the Spotlight.”
350 “When you’re through”
—New York Times,
May 23, 1975, Red Smith, “Father of the Year, with 9-Iron.”
—New York Times,
May 23, 1975, Red Smith, “Father of the Year, with 9-Iron.”
INDEX
Aaron, Tommy
ABC Sports
Abrams, Al
Agnew, Spiro
Ali, Muhammad
Allin, Brian “Bud”
Anderson, Dave
Anderson, Willie
Aoki, Isao
Armour, Tommy
Armour, Tommy
Asahi Golf Magazine
Associated Press
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Joumal-Constitution
Azinger, Paul
Ballesteros, Seve
Barbarossa, Robert
Barber, Jim
Barber, Miller
Barkow, Al
Barner, Ed
Bayer, George
Beard, Frank
Beaudine, “Sweet” Lou
Bell, Peggy Kirk
Beman, Dean
Benson, Jack
Berg, Patty
Berlinsky, Vince
Bertrand, Tom
Best 18 Holes in America, The
(television series)
(television series)
Biltz, Steve
Blancas, Homero
Blumberg, George
Boatwright, P. J.
Bolt, Tommy
Borek, Gene
Boros, Armen Boyle
Boros, Jay Nicholas
Boros, Judith “Buttons” Cosgrove
Boros, Julius
Bourne, Bob
Brewer, Gay
Brews, Sid
Brezhnev, Leonid
Brigham Young University
Browne, Walt
Bulla, Johnny
Burke, Jack, Jr.
Campbell, Bill
Carson, Johnny
Cartwright, Charlie
Cartwright, Jim
Casper, Billy
Cerrudo, Ron
Chapman, Dick
Chapman, Jack
Chapman, Steve
Charles, Bob
Cirillo, Larry
Clark, Jimmy
Clemente, Roberto
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press
Colbert, Jim
Cole, Bobby
Coles, Neal
Comstock, Brian
Coody, Charles
Cooper, Harry
Cope, Myron
Cosgrove, Frank
Couples, Fred
Crampton, Bruce
Crane, Wilson
Crenshaw, Ben
Crist, Jack
Crosby, Bing
Cupit, Jackie
Curl, Rodney
Daley, Arthur
Dallas Morning News
Daly, John
Demaret, Jimmy
Dent, Jim
Detroit Free Press
De Vicenzo, Roberto
Dey, Joe
Dickinson, Gardner
Dickson, Bob
Diechter, Ralph
Diegel, Leo
Donovan, Darryl
Donovan, Jim
Donovan, Julia
Douglass, Dale
Dulac, Gerry
Eastwood, Bob
Eastwood, Clint
Ebersol, Dick
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
El Paso Herald Post
Espinosa, Al
, Fezler, Forrest
Finsterwald, Dow
Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
(Hogan)
(Hogan)
Fleck, Jack
Fleckman, Marty
Fleisher, Bruce
Fleming, Bill
Floyd, Raymond
Fondren, Dub
Fontaine, Joan
Ford, Bob
Ford, Doug
Forsythe, Bruce
Fownes, Henry Clay
Fownes, William C., Jr.
Frazier, Joe
Frillman, John
Geertsen, John
Geiberger, Al
Giffin, Doc
Gifford, Frank
Gilder, Bob
Giles, Marvin “Vinny”
Goalby, Bob
Golf Digest
Golf Magazine
Golf Monthly
Golf World
Golf Writers Association
Graham, Lou
Green, Hubert
Greene, Bob
Greenhouse, Joel
Greenwood, Hardy
Gregoire, Leon
Gregoire, Steve
Griffiths, Ed
Grimsley, Will
Groat, Dick
Grout, Jack
Guy, Rusty
Hagen, Walter
Hannigan, Frank
Harlow, Bob
Harney, Paul
Harris, Labron, Jr.
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