A golf enthusiast
April 23rd, 2013
By: Gina Yoryet Roman
One of the most entertaining aspects of teaching, is that I get to work with amateur, aspiring, and current professional athletes. I mainly work with adolescent boys but girls are in my agenda as well.
Among the youngsters I’ve worked with are, young golf pro’s the nationwide equestrian champion, runners, tennis players, triathletes, etc.
When we first meet, every young athlete is somewhat cold, per say, until I break the ice by slowly integrating a catchy conversation about sports.
As a sports passionate and prior athlete myself, it is easy for me to talk about any type of sport (except American football) endlessly until they are persuaded to get into the conversation.
This was the case with young contender, M. M. S., who I’ve been working with for about a year. It’s been a great transition to observe him progress and listen to him talk about sports but more so, golf, during our twice a week meetings.
When I asked him and his mother if I could interview him, they both said yes without hesitating.
Here’s the turn out!
Full name: M. M. S.
Age: 13 years old
D. O. B.: June 16, 1999
D. O. B.: June 16, 1999
Current weight: 61 kilos
Height: 1 meter 65
Body type: He doesn’t put on weight easily so I’d say he’s between a Mesomorph and an Endomorph
Blood type: N/A
BMI: N/A
Nationality: Mexican (tapatio)
School grade: 8th, Middle School
Sport/s he currently plays: Golf since he was six years old, he’s been competing in Mexico and in the U. S. since he was eight years old. He is passionate about it, that’s why his goal is to improve and go to a school in the U. S. for an entire year to be more focused and in order for him to demand more from himself.
Other sports he’s played: Swimming for five years, tennis.
Hobbies: He loves watching tv, play ping pong and tennis, going to the movies, spending time with his parents, eating, going to house parties with his friends..
His daily agenda looks something somewhat like this:
- Gets up at 6am Monday through Friday
- Goes to school till 2pm
- Has lunch with his mother from 2:30-3:30
- Goes to golf practice from 4-7 Tuesday through Saturday
- Monday 4-5pm math tutoring. 5:30-6:30 English class
- Wednesday 7-8 English class
Diet: He pretty much eats anything he wants but he loves meat more than anything He’s never been on a diet and he would hate going on one. He’s young and his metabolism is very fast as it is depriving himself from food doesn’t go with him too well.
Fitness goals: He wants to be better than Tiger Woods one day sooner rather than later...by age 25
Other goals:
Go to the U. S. and train at an institution specialized in golf.
Other professional goals:
He only wants to be a golf player
His advice to young athletes:
Follow your dreams and don’t let anyone tell you you cannot do it. Stay and focused.
This is all in a nutshell from my brief interview with him. He is young, bright, healthy, happy and very focused and I don’t doubt that he will achieve his goals real soon. That day when I watch him on TV and read about him in professional golf magazines, I will say, “I knew him when...”
“The thing about golf is that you don't have to be a professional golfer to love the game.”
These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and hit it with the shadow. ~ Sam Snead
You can talk to a fade but a hook won’t listen.~ Lee Trevino
I was three over. One over a house, one over a patio, and one over a swimming pool.~ George Brett
Actually, the only time I ever took out a one-iron was to kill a tarantula. And I took a 7 to do that. ~ Jim Murray
The only sure rule in golf is – he who has the fastest cart never has to play the bad lie.~ Mickey Mantle
Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if you’re not good at them. ~ Kevin Costner
I don’t fear death, but I sure don’t like those three-footers for par. ~ Chi Chi Rodriguez
After all these years, it’s still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie f or a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye. ~ Chi Chi Rodriguez
After all these years, it’s still embarrassing for me to play on the American golf tour. Like the time I asked my caddie f or a sand wedge and he came back ten minutes later with a ham on rye. ~ Chi Chi Rodriguez
The ball retriever is not long enough to get my putter out of the tree. ~ Brian Weis
Swing hard in case you hit it. ~ Dan Marino
My favorite shots are the practice swing and the conceded putt. The rest can never be mastered. ~ Lord Robertson Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air. ~ Jack Benny
I’m not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they’d come up sliced. ~ Lee Trevino
There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.~ Ben Hogan
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you’re the best ~ Jack Nicklaus
The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf. It’s almost a law. ~ H G Wells
If you watch a game, it’s fun. If you play at it, it’s recreation. If you work at it, it’s golf. ~ Bob Hope
While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake. ~ Henny Youngman
If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. ~ Jack Lemmon
You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work. ~ Lee Trevin
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