"I'd rather surround myself with sharp young minds than play golf and gin rummy all day, " he says.

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"He gives me advice and I will say every time I play with him I feel a lot better and give myself confidence, " Guan told the PGA Tour's official website.

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The distractions play an even more aggressive role when it comes to my connection with myself.

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"I just hope to God that I can get in there myself, with 11 players on the pitch and to play would be fantastic, " he added.

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"Sometimes, when players don't play they think the coach is unhappy with them but he always made me believe in myself and to try harder, even if I didn't play, " explained Bellion.

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Senator LINDSEY GRAHAM (Republican, South Carolina): I believe that the votes to withdraw politically in Iraq have diminished, and that the testimony involving people like myself and those on the fence are going to be less likely to play politics with troop withdrawals.

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