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Grantland Rice Quotes: Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game short of Russian roulette.
         

Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game short of Russian roulette.


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This page presents the quote "Because golf exposes the flaws of the human swing - a basically simple maneuver - it causes more self-torture than any game short of Russian roulette.". Author of this quote is Grantland Rice. This quote is about flaws, russian roulette, golf, swings, torture, self, simple, causes,.