But at Stanford, where I did my masters, I found the reverse to be true.
Years after that, I was taking a sabbatical from journalism and spent a year studying for my Masters degree at Cambridge University.
My desire to help these children led me to return to school to earn my Masters of Arts in Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Johns Hopkins University.
"It's frightening to think that he was born after I won my first Masters, " the 37-year-old said after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational a few weeks ago.
"It's my first final in Masters Series and I'm happy with my season, " said the beaten Ferrer.
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The folks on my team are masters at moving groups past the initial barriers that keep projects from getting off the ground.
"I just changed my routine before the Masters and the routine is good, but I think today is pretty hard, " Guan said.
To hedge my bets I got a Masters in Applied Mathematics rather than a Masters in Taxation.
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"What Guan did at the Masters, in my view, was very, very dangerous, " said Henry Brunton, the former national golf coach of Canada and an expert on golf development.
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The discipline instilled in me by my mother allowed me to obtain two masters degrees from leading universities and establish a challenging career for myself.
My suggestion for this weekend: Turn on the Masters, turn off the sound and blast Iggy Pop while sipping your favorite beverage.
My main priority has to be to get myself and my golf in the best possible shape for the Masters next year.
So says Chris Brogan, my latest guest for our Skype series with social media masters.
My main priority is to get into shape for the Masters next April.
Not in my wildest dreams could I have thought of winning two Masters titles and getting to the final of a third.
"The older he gets and if he doesn't win it makes my record move out further, " Nicklaus said before the Masters.
"It's my mother, " says Mayberry, who holds a law degree and a masters in journalism.
"I never not think it's on my radar, " Points said of his last-minute entry to the Masters.
With a second gun to my head: Adam Scott, who won the Players in 2004 and the Masters last month.
"It was my most difficult loss, but I don't think at Augusta National or the Masters I will ever have anything but the fondest of memories, " Floyd added.
But my tip as the most significant is the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standard's series of four hearings with City masters of the universe.
"Roger is a good friend but I think I would have fancied my chances a bit more against Becker, " joked Henman, who won his last title at the 2003 Paris Masters.
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