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And the rest is history. 🐐

August 1996: A 20-year-old Tiger Woods sits down with Curtis Strange ahead of his professional debut at the Greater Milwaukee Open. When asked what would constitute a successful week, Woods didn't hesitate: "A victory."

Strange, a back-to-back U.S. Open champion, scoffed at the rookie's confidence, delivering the now-infamous line: "You'll learn."

Tiger did learn. He learned how to win 82 PGA Tour events and 15 Majors, changing the sport forever.
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00:00If I can do that for three more days, I'll be very happy, and a victory would be awfully nice,
00:05too.
00:06A victory?
00:08To me, that comes off as a little cocky or brash.
00:11Well, I...
00:12When you come out here, you know what I'm saying, your first pro tournament, you say, you know, I can
00:17win.
00:17I've always figured that why go to a tournament if you're not going there to try and win?
00:22I always explain to my dad, second sucks, and third's even worse.
00:26That's just a feeling I have.
00:27But on tour, that's not too bad sometimes, though.
00:29That's not too bad, but I want to win.
00:32You'll learn.
00:35I'm just kidding you. I'm sorry I had to say that.
00:38You'll learn.
00:44You know, I have learned something. I think you're better than I thought you'd be.
00:47Thanks.
00:49Are you better than you thought you'd be?
00:52This early, yes.
00:53I actually think you're better than I thought I was that...
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