Bill Clinton Gets All Teed Off
September 25, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Perfect timing that the new Brad Meltzer book is out — “The Book of Fate,” published by Warner Books/Hachette Book Group.
Why? Because on page 500 it features this Bill Clinton quote: “The biggest wounds in life are all self-inflicted.”
What’s the origin of that quote, which is so incredibly timely after yesterday’s “Fox News Sunday” interview?
Here goes: For the November 2000 issue of Golf Digest, Clinton was interviewed at the Army Navy Country Club in Fairfax, Va. by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. This exchange occured:
Golf Digest: What do you learn about people from playing golf with them?
President Clinton: Golf is like life in a lot of ways: The most important competition is the one against yourself. All the biggest wounds are self-inflicted. And you get a lot of breaks you don’t deserve–both ways. So it’s important not to get too upset when you’re having a bad day.
Good advice. Particularly when you’re on TV.
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