Evan Esar Quotes

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

Evan Esar

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• You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.

  

  Evan Esar
  • Game
  • Winning
  • Opponent