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If I was the Jackie Robinson of golf, I sure didn't do a very good job of it. Jackie was followed by hundreds of great black ballplayers who have transformed their sport... But there are hardly any black kids coming up through the ranks of golf today.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Any Black Coming Followed Golf Good Good Job Great Hardly Hundreds Jackie Jackie Robinson Job Kids Ranks Robinson Sport Sure Through Today Transformed Up Very Who

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I don't smile much, and I never laugh. If you'd been through what I've been through, you wouldn't be smiling, either.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Been Either Laugh Much Never Smile Smiling Through You

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I play golf just about every week. I'm playing on the Senior Tour now - super seniors - I'm a super senior.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: About Every Golf Just Now Play Play Golf Playing Senior Seniors Super Tour Week

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Tiger had the advantage of high school, college, and a father who knew golf. I was self-taught. Blacks really won't play golf in great numbers until some of these basketball and football stars buy some golf courses where blacks can play.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Advantage Basketball Blacks Buy College Courses Father Football Golf Golf Courses Great Had High High School Knew Numbers Play Play Golf Really School Self-Taught Some Stars Tiger Until Where Who

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Every time I go into a tournament, I'm strictly on my own. I know I'm playing for my bread and butter.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Bread Butter Every Every Time Go Know My Own Own Playing Strictly Time Tournament

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I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I'd never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn't give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I'm a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Able Because Being Black Chose Damn Deserved Discrimination End Famous Get Getting Give Golf Got Hell In The End Knew Life Lot Made Man Never People Play Playing Rich Tough Tough Life Wanted Where Won

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When I'd get out of school in the afternoon, I would go to the golf course, and I just picked the game up. And when I was 13 years old, I could shoot 70 - even-par 71, one over par and then something like that. I just took a liking to the game.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Afternoon Could Course Game Get Go Golf Golf Course Just Like Liking Old Out Over Par Picked School Shoot Something Then Took Up Would Years

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I believe there's - now, don't get me wrong; I'm not prejudiced - there's some white people in this country who'll never accept the black man as a golfer. That's true.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Accept Believe Black Country Get Golfer Man Me Never Now People Prejudiced Some True White Wrong I Believe

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Man, I'm in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Don't forget that, now. I'm in the World Golf Hall of Fame with all the players. That little old golf I played was all right, wasn't it?

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Fame Forget Golf Hall Little Man Now Old Played Players Right World

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Prejudice hasn't changed to this day, not in golf. Maybe in other sports.

~Charlie Sifford

Topics: Changed Day Golf Maybe Other Prejudice Sports

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: June 2nd, 1922

Died: February 3rd, 2015

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