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THEY SAID IT
Edited by Craig Neff
June 30, 1986
?Jack Nicklaus II, amateur golfer, reflecting on the crowds that follow him around the course because of his famous name: "It's nice to have people watching. They help me find my ball sometimes."
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June 30, 1986

They Said It

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?Jack Nicklaus II, amateur golfer, reflecting on the crowds that follow him around the course because of his famous name: "It's nice to have people watching. They help me find my ball sometimes."

? Gary Williams, Ohio State basketball coach, describing the training schedule he has devised for 6'10", 210-pound transfer Grady Mateen: "We'll lock him in the weight room and throw him some meat every once in a while."

? David Letterman, commenting on the USFL antitrust lawsuit against the NFL in Federal District Court in New York: "There were 150 people in the courtroom—third-largest crowd ever to see the USFL in action."

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