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(Gary) Player Says Steroid Use in Golf Exists
AP (via Breitbart) ^ | Jul 18, 2007 | DOUG FERGUSON

Posted on 07/18/2007 2:55:33 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

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To: an amused spectator

LOL

My Dad was a protege of Ben Hogan and Byran Nelson. My husband is great; his brother is a pro; and his dad at one time was President of the Northern California Golf Assn. You think there may be golf in the blood in my family?


41 posted on 07/19/2007 12:53:14 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: an amused spectator

Have you ever heard the story about Daly going for a drink at a bar after a game he won and leaving his check there. They did manage to keep it for him.


42 posted on 07/19/2007 12:55:31 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: freekitty

I should say it was his first tournament.


43 posted on 07/19/2007 12:56:02 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: freekitty
You think there may be golf in the blood in my family?

NO. Clearly full of HGH, anabolic steroids, and other performance enhancing substances that I can neither spell nor pronounce.

44 posted on 07/19/2007 2:08:47 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: freekitty

I always like the story about Daly ing a drunken rage getting in a fight with his big screen TV and the TV winning!


45 posted on 07/19/2007 2:09:38 PM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: JonH

Muscle building and flexibility are not only NOT mutually exclusive, they can actually go together quite well. When I’ve been lifting for several weeks, I’m more flexible than I was prior to that.

I guess there is still an open question about flexibility as it relates to unnatural growth, and I think your overall point here (that golf and steroids don’t exactly go together like football and roids) is probably correct.

I don’t think pro golfers would improve their game much on the juice. Too much of a premium on the short game. Plus, golf fitness routines have progressed that it really isn’t necessary. Even with ‘roids, you still have to put in the work, and the work itself is sufficient.


46 posted on 07/19/2007 2:14:38 PM PDT by 1L
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To: Mr. Mojo
Tiger Woods, the top-ranked golfer, said he hasn't seen any evidence of drugs among his peers apart from those who take hangover cures or medication to reduce inflammation in their wrists.

``Other than that I really don't see anybody doing anything or have heard anybody doing anything,'' said Woods, who has called for drug testing in golf.

Gary Player Says Some Golfers Take Drugs to Boost Performance

47 posted on 07/19/2007 2:22:18 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: Phantom Lord
Who loves ya, Lumpy?

We do! :-)

48 posted on 07/19/2007 6:02:08 PM PDT by an amused spectator (AGW: If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a research lab, you never know what you'll find)
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To: freekitty
Yes, I recall that story.

Sounds like you've got golf in the blood, and your family could probably start a used golf equipment store, if I know anything. :-)

49 posted on 07/19/2007 6:07:28 PM PDT by an amused spectator (AGW: If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a research lab, you never know what you'll find)
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To: theFIRMbss

Where there is smoke there is fire.


50 posted on 07/19/2007 6:44:11 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (We'll stay out of your bedrooms, if you stay out of our children's classrooms.)
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To: an amused spectator

LOL My high school graduation gift was what else; a set of Ben Hogan golf clubs.


51 posted on 07/19/2007 7:56:15 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: Phantom Lord

I with you.


52 posted on 07/19/2007 8:04:37 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: Phantom Lord

I have never heard that one. LOL I will have to tell hubby.


53 posted on 07/19/2007 8:05:23 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: freekitty

This was back before flat panels became dominant. It was one of those old school, big giant CRT projection TVs. It fell over on him as he was beating on it.


54 posted on 07/20/2007 6:19:05 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Fall on to your knees for the Phantom Lord)
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To: Doomonyou

LOL!


55 posted on 07/20/2007 6:22:24 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Archie Bunker on steroids
>Where there is smoke there is fire

Everybody has
"good" days and "bad" days but now
almost every sport

is characterized
by bizarre, eratic play.
One day someone's great,

next day they're awful.
I think that's the influence
of various drugs.

Both body and mind
become difficult to keep
on an even track.

To my eyes it's more
than just normal ups and downs.
In golf and tennis

I think it's drug use
causing strange performances
(and strange injuries).
56 posted on 07/20/2007 1:09:29 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: Mrs.Z
Have you ever seen Player in person? The guy is like five-three or something.

Yes I have seen him and he's built like a rock. Player was a fitness fanatic back before fitness was cool, and he could hit the ball just as far as the "big guys" on tour.

57 posted on 07/20/2007 1:21:49 PM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: freekitty

Both my wife and I run Hogan blades: Mine are Apexes from the mid-1990s, and she has a new (used) set of Princesses. Got to regrip hers this summer, I think...


58 posted on 07/20/2007 3:07:17 PM PDT by an amused spectator (AGW: If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a research lab, you never know what you'll find)
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To: Phantom Lord

LOL serves him right


59 posted on 07/20/2007 5:50:58 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: JonH

I can not fathom how steroids would be of benefit in golf.

the top 300 golfers on earth have roughly the same level of talent. the difference betwen the top tewenty and bottom twenty lies in the ability to control emotions. From what I understand, steroid use would hurt more than help in this area.


60 posted on 07/23/2007 1:05:58 PM PDT by getitright
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