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From The Beginning It Was Drilled Into Me That A Golf Course Was A Place Where Character Fully Reveals Itself -- Both Its Strengths And Its Flaws. As A Result, I Learned Early Not Only To Fix My Ball Marks But Also To Congratulate An Opponent On A Good Shot, Avoid Walking Ahead Of A Player Preparing To Shoot, Remain Perfectly Still When Someone Else Was Playing, And A Score Of Other Small Courtesies That Revealed, In My Father's Mind, One's Abiding Respect For The Game.

I Have Had A Love Affair With Wake Forest Since My Undergraduate Days, But I Didn't Realize Until Many Years Later What I Had Truly Learned At Wake Forest, Both In And Out Of The Classroom, About The Meaning Of A Productive And Meaningful Life.

When I Was In College, I Thought About Becoming An Attorney. But I Wasn't Smart Enough; I Hate Being Cooped Up Indoors; And I'm Too Nice A Guy.

I Played With [dwight Eisenhower] On The Day After I Won The Masters At His Request. We Became Everlasting Friends. I Was With Him The Day Before He Died At Walter Reed.